211 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 5PR
10 reasons to choose Abbotsford Preparatory School
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Abbotsford Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Manchester and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Abbotsford Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 6 weeks and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Alpha Schools group. Abbotsford Preparatory School fees range from £3,348 (Rec) to £3,553 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Abbotsford Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Abbotsford Preparatory School leavers are a local selective independent or maintained school.
The Abbotsford Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages from Year 3.
Sport at Abbotsford Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Abbotsford 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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 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 Abbotsford Preparatory School
Forest Park Preparatory School (4.1 miles); Clarendon Cottage School (4.6 miles); Branwood Preparatory School (4.8 miles).
Flixton Primary School (0.3 miles); English Martyrs’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Urmston (0.6 miles); Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Davyhulme (0.9 miles).
Bridgewater School (5 miles); Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (6 miles); St Bede’s College (6.5 miles).
Urmston Grammar Academy (0.7 miles); Stretford Grammar School (3.2 miles); St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (3.3 miles).