Manchester High Preparatory Department A GSG School
- Manchester High Preparatory Department
Grangethorpe Road
Manchester
M14 6HS - Head: Helen Mortimer
- T 01612 240447
- F 01612 246192
- E [email protected]….manchester.sch.uk
- W www.manchesterhigh.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Manchester
- Pupils: 249
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £8,931 - £9,072 pa
- Open days: Whole School Virtual Open Event - 21st November, 9.30 am - 12.30 am
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Manchester High School for Girls
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The atmosphere is academic right from the start. In reception, we did see girls dashing about in the spacious outdoor learning area, but the children indoors were doing subtraction sums - with impeccable handwriting and no mistakes. MHSG is clearly proud of the feminist legacy of the Pankhurst sisters, its most famous old girls. The school has recently rebranded and redesigned the uniform, drawing on the colours of the Suffragette movement - but at the same time moving forwards...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of the Preparatory Department
Since January 2018, Helen Mortimer, previously deputy head of Manchester Grammar junior school, where she taught from 2008. Psychology degree from Sheffield.
Entrance
Assessment of pre-schoolers is informal - as you’d expect. Girls applying for entry at 4+ are invited into school to take part in activities where staff observe them and interact with them. School says they’re not looking for knowledge so much as teachability. It doesn’t matter if the children have never come across a particular concept before, but can they grasp a new idea when it’s explained to them? Selection for entry at 7+ is based on tests (in maths, English, problem solving and cognitive ability) and reports from previous schools. Children work at a fast pace here and selection is to make sure that every child who’s offered...
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Special Education Needs
A part-time member of staff is employed to support specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 |
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