Stafford Road, Monton, Eccles, Manchester M30 9HN
10 reasons to choose Branwood Preparatory School
Top line
Branwood Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Manchester and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Branwood Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Branwood Preparatory School fees are £3,597 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Branwood Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Branwood Preparatory School leavers are a Trafford grammar school or an independent school such as Bolton School, Bury Grammar School, Manchester High School, Manchester Grammar School, or Withington.
The Branwood Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, Spanish. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 3 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Branwood Preparatory School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Branwood Preparatory School
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 up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Branwood Preparatory School
Clarendon Cottage School (0.4 miles); Bridgewater School, Prep (3.7 miles); Abbotsford Preparatory School (4.8 miles).
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles, Manchester (0.9 miles); Broadoak Primary School (2.3 miles); Lower Kersal Community Primary School (2.9 miles).
Bridgewater School (3.7 miles); Chetham’s School of Music (4.9 miles); Mechinoh School (5.2 miles).
St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (1.9 miles); St Ambrose Barlow RC High School (3.4 miles); Urmston Grammar Academy (3.9 miles).