Grangethorpe Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6HS
10 reasons to choose Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School
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Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Manchester and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 4 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Manchester High School for Girls, an all-through school to age 18. Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School fees range from £4,506 (Rec) to £4,530 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils move up to Manchester High School for Girls.
The Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Mandarin. 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.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout. Specialist teachers for core subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Manchester High School for Girls, 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, orchestra 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 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Manchester High School for Girls, Preparatory School
Withington Girls’ Junior School (0.8 miles); The Manchester Grammar School, Junior School (1.1 miles); St Bede’s College Prep (2.4 miles).
St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, Withington (1 mile); Acacias Community Primary School (1.2 miles); St Margaret’s Church of England Primary School, Whalley Range (1.5 miles).
Manchester High School for Girls (0 miles); Withington Girls’ School (0.8 miles); The Manchester Grammar School (1.1 miles).
Trinity CofE High School (1.6 miles); William Hulme’s Grammar School (1.9 miles); Loreto College (2 miles).