Farrow Street, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire OL2 7AD
10 reasons to choose Farrowdale House School
Top line
Farrowdale House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Oldham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Farrowdale House School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Farrowdale House School fees are £2,276 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Farrowdale House School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 11.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Farrowdale House School leavers are local independent schools such as Oldham Hulme Grammar School, Bury Grammar Schools and Manchester Grammar School, as well as local state schools.
The Farrowdale House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Some peripatetic specialist teachers.
Sport at Farrowdale House School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports.
The Arts at Farrowdale House 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. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Farrowdale House School
The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School (2.9 miles); Hulme Grammar Prep School (4.1 miles); Beech House School, Preparatory (5.6 miles).
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Junior Infant and Nursery School, Shaw (0.6 miles); Buckstones Primary School (0.8 miles); Thornham St James Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles).
Hulme Grammar School (4.1 miles); Beech House School (5.6 miles); Trinity Christian School, Stalybridge (8.8 miles).
The Crompton House Church of England Academy (0.7 miles); The Blue Coat CofE School (2.7 miles); Hollingworth Academy (2.9 miles).