27 Oakfield, Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Cheshire M33 6NB
10 reasons to choose Forest Park Preparatory School
Top line
Forest Park Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sale and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Forest Park Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. 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 Bellevue Education group. Forest Park Preparatory School fees range from £2,975 (Rec) to £3,208 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Forest Park Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Forest Park Preparatory School leavers are the Trafford grammar schools (60%-65% of leavers), Manchester and Cheshire independent schools (10%) and non-selective maintained schools (25%-30%). The two Altrincham Grammar schools and Sale Grammar account for 55% of leavers, on average. The school’s average pass rate at grammar school exams is over 90%.
The Forest Park Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
Sport at Forest Park 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 Forest Park Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English curriculum and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs 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 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Forest Park Preparatory School
Forest Preparatory School, Timperley (2.5 miles); Bowdon Preparatory School (3.6 miles); Altrincham Preparatory School (3.8 miles).
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Sale (0.5 miles); Park Road Sale Primary School (0.6 miles); Springfield Primary School (0.6 miles).
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (4.4 miles); St Bede’s College (4.9 miles); Withington Girls’ School (5.7 miles).
Ashton-on-Mersey School (0.9 miles); Sale Grammar School (1 mile); Stretford Grammar School (2.3 miles).