Altrincham Preparatory School A GSG School
- Altrincham Preparatory School
Marlborough Road
Bowdon
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2RR - Head: Nick Vernon
- T 01619 283366
- E admin@altprep.co.uk
- W www.altprep.co.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 2 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Trafford
- Pupils: 278
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £8,601 - £11,229 pa
- Open days: Saturday 7th October 2023 - EYFS, Year 1 &2 Open Morning Thursday 16th November 2023 - Whole School Open Morning
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parents praise the personalised teaching style - ‘it feels like every teacher is very invested in getting absolutely the best from each boy,’ said one. Formal preparation for 11+ ramps up in year 5 and there’s an optional week-long summer school in the holidays. All pupils have weekly enrichment sessions - stop motion animation, drama, geology etc. Year 5s and 6s also have weekly classes in performance and presentation skills (games like Just a Minute pay dividends at senior school interviews). One of the advantages of a single-sex school, believes the head, is that boys are ‘less inhibited about taking part in creative activities.’ Seems to work wonders on the...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
Since January 2022, Nick Vernon, previously head at Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep for 13 years and before that deputy head at Stockport Grammar for seven years. Grew up in nearby Bramhall, where he ‘always wanted to teach’. Degree in sports science from Liverpool Poly, PGCE and master’s in primary education from Manchester Metropolitan University. After eight years teaching in state schools, his first job in the independent sector was at Altrincham Prep – has now ‘come home.’ Is also an inspector for ISI.
We met him in the Manchester drizzle, welcoming in the pre-prep boys and their parents - the school is split into two sites and he makes a point of spending time at both. He has the air of man who can get a job done with the minimum of...
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Special Education Needs
Our SEN provision is mainly for boys with differing degrees of dyslexia, some A.D.D. and some dyspraxia.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | 2023 | 16 | |
| The Manchester Grammar School | 2023 | 8 | |
| St Ambrose College | 2023 | 5 | |
| Cheadle Hulme School | 2023 | 3 | |
| Sale Grammar School | 2023 | 3 | |
| The King's School in Macclesfield | 2023 | 3 | |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School | 2023 | 2 | |
| North Cestrian School | 2023 | 2 | |
| Altrincham College | 2023 | 1 | |
| Knutsford Academy | 2023 | 1 | |
| Stockport Grammar School | 2023 | 1 | |
| Stretford Grammar School | 2023 | 1 | |
| The Grange School | 2023 |
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