Manchester High Preparatory Department, Manchester

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: 272
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: £8,931 - £9,072 pa
Open days: Autumn and Spring
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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