Drywood Hall, Worsley, Manchester M28 2WQ
10 reasons to choose Bridgewater School, Prep
Top line
Bridgewater School, Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Manchester and one of the 5 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Bridgewater School, Prep is an independent junior day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Bridgewater School, an all-through school to age 18. Bridgewater School, Prep fees are £4,376 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Bridgewater School, Prep has one class per year and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Bridgewater School.
The Bridgewater School, Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, is thematic curriculum for all year groups and 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 from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout.
Sport at Bridgewater School, Prep
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 Bridgewater School, Prep
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Bridgewater School, Prep
Clarendon Cottage School (3.5 miles); Branwood Preparatory School (3.7 miles); Abbotsford Preparatory School (5 miles).
Broadoak Primary School (0.6 miles); Ellenbrook Community Primary School (2.3 miles); St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Worsley (2.3 miles).
Bridgewater School (0 miles); Chetham’s School of Music (6.1 miles); Mechinoh School (6.6 miles).
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School (1.9 miles); St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (2 miles); St James’s Church of England High School (4.4 miles).