Half Edge Lane, Eccles, Manchester M30 9BJ
10 reasons to choose Clarendon Cottage School
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Clarendon Cottage School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Manchester and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Clarendon Cottage School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Clarendon Cottage School fees are £2,075 per term (2023/24). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Clarendon Cottage School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 16.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Clarendon Cottage School leavers are a local grammar or independent school.
The Clarendon Cottage School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, is thematic for all year groups and also includes PSHE, French, Latin. 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.
Sport at Clarendon Cottage 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 Clarendon Cottage 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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Clarendon Cottage School
Branwood Preparatory School (0.4 miles); Bridgewater School, Prep (3.5 miles); Abbotsford Preparatory School (4.6 miles).
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Eccles, Manchester (0.6 miles); Broadoak Primary School (2.1 miles); St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Primary School (2.4 miles).
Bridgewater School (3.5 miles); Chetham’s School of Music (4.7 miles); Mechinoh School (4.9 miles).
St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (1.7 miles); St Ambrose Barlow RC High School (3.2 miles); Urmston Grammar Academy (3.7 miles).