184 Manchester Road, Rochdale, Lancashire OL11 4JQ
10 reasons to choose Beech House School, Preparatory
Top line
Beech House School, Preparatory has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Rochdale and one of the 6 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Beech House School, Preparatory is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Beech House School, an all-through school to age 16. Beech House School, Preparatory fees are £2,520 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Beech House School, Preparatory is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 12.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Beech House School.
The Beech House School, Preparatory curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages from Year 1, and for science from Year 3.
Sport at Beech House School, Preparatory
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold accreditation.
The Arts at Beech House School, Preparatory
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Beech House School, Preparatory
The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School (4.9 miles); Farrowdale House School (5.6 miles); Bury Grammar Primary School (6.6 miles).
All Souls Church of England Primary School (2.4 miles); Norden Community Primary School (2.7 miles); St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Bamford (2.7 miles).
Beech House School (0 miles); Bury Grammar School (6.6 miles); Hulme Grammar School (6.9 miles).
Hollingworth Academy (3 miles); The Crompton House Church of England Academy (3.4 miles); Middleton Technology School (5.2 miles).