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 £2,833 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Stella Maris School
Schoolsmith Score®; 73.
One of the best independent prep schools in Stockport and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 12.5 pupils per class and 11.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Stella Maris School leavers 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 is based on the National Curriculum, emphasising Catholic social morality, and also includes PSHE, French. Catholic children are prepared for the Holy Sacraments. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages 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.
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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
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); Lady Barn House School (3.1 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).