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St Ambrose Preparatory School, Altrincham WA15

Wicker Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 0HE

St Ambrose Preparatory School, Altrincham WA15

10 simple reasons to choose St Ambrose Preparatory School

Independent prep school and nursery in Hale Barns, Altrincham.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school from Jan 2021 (over 90% boys).
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.
St Ambrose Preparatory School fees are £2,500 per term (2020/21).

10 better reasons to choose St Ambrose Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
One of the best independent prep schools in Altrincham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 13.7 pupils per class and 10.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for over 90% of St Ambrose Preparatory School leavers are St Ambrose College (80% of leavers), Altrincham Grammar, Sale Grammar, Manchester Grammar or Cheadle Hulme School. The school has a 95% pass rate at 11+ and entrance exams.
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, 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, computing and languages throughout.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips in Year 6.
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 over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, an orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.30pm, provided by an external contractor.

Find another school near St Ambrose Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Hale Preparatory School (1.2 miles); Bowdon Preparatory School (1.7 miles); Altrincham Preparatory School (2 miles).

State Primary Schools

Elmridge Primary School (0.5 miles); Well Green Primary School (0.8 miles); Stamford Park Primary School (1.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Alderley Edge School for Girls (7.6 miles); Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (7.8 miles); St Bede's College (8.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

Saint Ambrose College (0 miles); Altrincham College of Arts (0.9 miles); Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College (1.4 miles).

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