211 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 5PR
Characteristics
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 6 weeks to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Mixed ability intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone Prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £2,530 (Rec) to £2,619 per term (2019/20).
10 other reasons to choose Abbotsford Preparatory School
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 78.
2) One of the 4 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 1 mile radius.
3) On average, 18 pupils per class and 15.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) The school gears itself towards success at 11+ within a selective Education Authority catchment. 80% of pupils go on to a selective independent or maintained school.
5) Comprehensive programme of visitors, day trips and residential trips (cultural, field and adventure).
6) Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages from Year 3.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
8) School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
9) Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
10) Every pupil gets the chance to represent the school every term. An all inclusive policy.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Abbotsford Preparatory School
Independent Prep
Forest Park Preparatory School (4.1 miles); Clarendon Cottage School (4.6 miles); Branwood Preparatory School (4.8 miles).
State Primary
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).
Independent Senior
Bridgewater School (5 miles); Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (6 miles); St Bede's College (6.5 miles).
State Secondary
Urmston Grammar Academy (0.7 miles); Stretford Grammar School (3.2 miles); St Patrick's RC High School and Arts College (3.3 miles).