Dunham Road, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4GZ
10 simple reasons to choose Loreto Preparatory School
Independent prep school and nursery in Altrincham.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Loreto Preparatory School fees are £2,750 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Loreto Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 75.
One of the best independent prep schools in Altrincham and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 18 pupils per class and 12 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for 80-90% of Loreto Preparatory School girls are a Trafford grammar school. Between 50% and 80% of girls go on to Loreto Grammar School every year.
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer, observance of Catholic celebrations, and preparation for the Holy Sacraments. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and computing throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.30pm, provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Loreto Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
Bowdon Preparatory School (1 mile); Altrincham Preparatory School (1.2 miles); Hale Preparatory School (1.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
Altrincham Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles); St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Altrincham (0.6 miles); Navigation Primary School (0.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (7.2 miles); St Bede's College (7.6 miles); Withington Girls' School (8.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
North Cestrian School (0.1 miles); Loreto Grammar School (0.2 miles); Altrincham Grammar School for Girls (0.7 miles).