Private primaries in and around Manchester

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We are looking at re-locating to Manchester or the surrounding areas, and I'm wondering which are the best private primaries in the area?

Also, are there usually waiting lists and do we need to get DS's name on the list from now (entry in 2017)?

Hi my niece 6 goes to Hale prep and loves it. Nice small class sizes, warm teachers. Altrincham and Hale are nice parts to live in as well. No idea about waiting lists though. Good luck!

Which side of Manchester are you hoping to settle in? Are you including Trafford, Stockport & Cheshire?

Greater Manchester is a vast area and schools and their policies will differ dramatically depending upon location. Are you actually looking at Manchester itself? Or the surrounding areas? North or south? South on the whole is far more affluent , ridiculously expensive housing in some areas. This in turns leads to a large amount of preps. Ironically (or maybe obviously) the areas with lots of preps to choose from are also the areas with excellent, even by national standards, primary schools. So Trafford and South Stockport mainly. You will find excellent independent senior schools Stockport way too. Less so in Trafford as they have the grammar system and with that some of the highest ranking state secondaries in the country.
North of the city then Bury Grammar has junior department.

Lots of fantastic state schools in Manchester, loads.

I agree mami. There are tons of brilliant state schools in Manchester LA