St John's Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire SK4 3BR
10 simple reasons to choose Stella Maris School
Independent prep school and nursery in Heaton Mersey, Stockport.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Stella Maris School fees are £2,700 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Stella Maris School
Schoolsmith Score®; 72.
One of the best independent prep schools in Stockport and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 16.7 pupils per class and 12.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Stella Maris School pupils are the Trafford grammar schools and independent schools such as Manchester Grammar School, Withington Girls School, Manchester High School, Stockport Grammar School, Alderley Edge School for Girls and St Bede’s College.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 10 different sports.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Over half the pupils learn a musical instrument (from Year 3). Choir. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Stella Maris School
Independent Prep Schools
Covenant Christian School, Juniors (1.7 miles); Moor Allerton Preparatory School (2.1 miles); Hulme Hall Grammar School, Junior Learning Centre (3 miles).
State Primary Schools
Didsbury Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles); St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Withington (1.6 miles); Acacias Community Primary School (1.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Covenant Christian School (1.7 miles); Hulme Hall Grammar School, (3 miles); The Manchester Grammar School (3.5 miles).
State Senior Schools
Priestnall School (0.6 miles); William Hulme's Grammar School (3.9 miles); Cheadle Hulme High School (4.6 miles).