I have a boy who will enter Reception in Sept 2023 and a girl in the year below. My son is currently at a prep for kindergarten, but we are considering moving him. So far we are thinking about: Clarendon Cottage, Hale Prep, St Ambrose and Stella Maris. We are based in Didsbury but distance is not really a consideration. We travel much further than any of these at the moment. We are looking for a school to push the children to achieve, good sports, strong emphasis on manners and a focus on 11+prep (we will probably move ina few years to Trafford). If anyone has any experience of any of these schools, I would really appreciate your comments.