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Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School, Crosby L23

80 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 5SP

Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby

10 reasons to choose Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School

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Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sefton and one of the 2 best primary schools within 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Non-denominational Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Merchant Taylors’ School, an all-through school to age 18, and is affiliated to the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School fees range from £3,513 (Rec) to £3,600 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.

Average class size

Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School has two classes per year to Year 2, four from Year 3, and an average class size of 17 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most girls move up to Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School, and most boys to Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School. From Sep 2025 those two schools will be one co-ed school, on the current Boys’ School site.

The Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4. The school also has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and computing throughout.

Sport at Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School

Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.15am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Stanfield Merchant Taylors' School

Independent Prep Schools

St Mary’s College Preparatory School (1.1 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (7.8 miles); Belvedere Preparatory School (8.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Edmund’s and St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Waterloo (1.1 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby (1.7 miles); Longmoor Community Primary School (3.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Merchant Taylors’ Girls School (0 miles); St Mary’s College, Liverpool (0.3 miles); Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School (0.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

Formby High School (6.6 miles); Range High School (6.6 miles); St John Bosco Arts College (7.4 miles).

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