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Prep schools in the North-West

Are you looking for a prep school in the North-West? Search here for independent preparatory schools in the North-West, including Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, the Isle of Man, Lancashire and Merseyside.

You will find a list of all preparatory and junior schools in the North-West at the bottom of this page. You can use the search filters below to narrow your prep school search: you can choose day or boarding schools, girls' or boys' schools, or find and compare the schools nearest to you with our postcode search.

Click on a school's name for more information. Prep schools with full profiles appear at the top of the listings in highlighted panels. Some schools provide links to their social media and you can also watch school videos.

Many prep schools are members of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), which is a good source of initial advice about preparatory education.

You can also read preparatory school news and feature articles in our editorial section, including articles on the benefits of a prep school education and the issues to consider and questions to ask when choosing a school.

You will also find more helpful articles on choosing a schoolfinding the fees, and an explanation of exams and qualifications.

If you are looking for an independent special needs school, see our sister website: www.specialneedsguide.co.uk.

These search results are from www.schoolsearch.co.uk, the online guide to independent schools in the UK, in partnership with John Catt's Which School? guidebook, first published in 1924, and John Catt's Preparatory Schools. We hope you find the perfect school for your child!

If you have any further questions or enquiries about independent education or a particular independent school, please get in touch with us at enquiries@johncatt.com



Bolton School

Chorley New Road,
Bolton,
BL1 4PA,
Greater Manchester

www.boltonschool.org

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Read more about Bolton School

Brabyns Preparatory School

34-36 Arkwright Road,
Marple,
Stockport,
SK6 7DB,
Cheshire

www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Read more about Brabyns Preparatory School

Bridgewater School

Drywood Hall, Worsley Road,
Worsley,
Manchester,
M28 2WQ,
Greater Manchester

www.bridgewater-school.co.uk

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Read more about Bridgewater School

Forest Park Preparatory School

Lauriston House,
27 Oakfield,
Sale,
M33 6NB,
Greater Manchester

www.forestparkprep.co.uk

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Read more about Forest Park Preparatory School

Forest Preparatory School & Nursery

Moss Lane,
Timperley,
Altrincham,
WA15 6LJ,
Greater Manchester

www.forestschool.co.uk

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Read more about Forest Preparatory School & Nursery

Lime House School

Holm Hill,
Dalston,
Carlisle,
CA5 7BX,
Cumbria

www.limehouseschool.co.uk

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Read more about Lime House School

The Queen's School

City Walls Road,
Chester,
CH1 2NN,
Cheshire

www.thequeensschool.co.uk

Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Read more about The Queen's School

Windermere School, Infant & Junior School

Elleray Campus,
Ambleside Road,
Windermere,
LA23 1NW,
Cumbria

www.windermereschool.co.uk

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Read more about Windermere School, Infant & Junior School

Abbey Gate College

Saighton Grange,
Saighton,
Chester,
CH3 6EN,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Abbotsford Preparatory School

211 Flixton Road,
Urmston,
Manchester,
M41 5PR,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

AKS Lytham

Clifton Drive South,
Lytham St Annes,
FY8 1DT,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Alderley Edge School for Girls

Wilmslow Road,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7QE,
Cheshire

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Altrincham Preparatory School

Marlborough Road,
Bowdon,
Altrincham,
WA14 2RR,
Greater Manchester

Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Ashbridge Independent School

Lindle Lane,
Hutton,
Preston,
PR4 4AQ,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Auckland College

65-67 Parkfield Road,
Aigburth,
Liverpool,
L17 4LE,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Austin Friars School

Etterby Scaur,
Carlisle,
CA3 9PB,
Cumbria

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Avalon School

Caldy Road,
West Kirby,
Wirral,
CH48 2HE,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Beech Hall School

Beech Hall Drive,
Tytherington,
Macclesfield,
SK10 2EG,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Beech House School

184 Manchester Road,
Rochdale,
OL11 4JQ,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Beis Ruchel Girls School

87 Devonshire Street,
Salford,
M7 4AE,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Birkenhead School

58 Beresford Road,
Oxton,
Wirral,
CH43 2JD,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bnos Yisroel School

Leicester Road,
Salford,
M7 4DA,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls

Ashley Road,
Bowdon,
Altrincham,
WA14 2LT,
Cheshire

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Branwood Preparatory School

Stafford Road, Monton,
Eccles,
Manchester,
M30 9HN,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Bury Grammar Schools

Tenterden Street,
Bury,
BL9 0HN,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Carleton House Preparatory School

145 Menlove Avenue,
Liverpool,
L18 3EE,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School

Casterton,
Kirkby Lonsdale,
LA6 2SG,
Cumbria

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Cheadle Hulme School

Claremont Road,
Cheadle Hulme,
Cheadle,
SK8 6EF,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Chetham's School of Music

Long Millgate,
Manchester,
M3 1SB,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Christian Fellowship School

Overbury Street,
Edge Hill,
Liverpool,
L7 3HL,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Clarendon Cottage School

Ivy Bank House, Half Edge Lane,
Eccles,
Manchester,
M30 9BJ,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Clevelands Preparatory School

425 Chorley New Road,
Bolton,
BL1 5DH,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Cornerstone Academy

c/o Marlfields Primary Academy,
Waggs Road,
Congleton,
CW12 4BT,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Covenant Christian School

The Hawthorns,
48 Heaton Moor Road,
Stockport,
SK4 4NX,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Cransley School

Belmont Hall, Belmont Road,
Great Budworth,
Northwich,
CW9 6HN,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Farrowdale House Preparatory School

Farrow Street,
Shaw,
Oldham,
OL2 7AD,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Green Meadow Independent School

Robson Way,
Lowton,
Warrington,
WA3 2RD,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Greenbank Preparatory School

64 Heathbank Road,
Cheadle Hulme,
Stockport,
SK8 6HU,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Hale Preparatory School

Broomfield Lane,
Hale,
WA15 9AS,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Highfield Priory School

58 Fulwood Row,
Fulwood,
Preston,
PR2 5RW,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Hulme Hall Grammar School

Beech Avenue,
Stockport,
SK3 8HA,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Hunter Hall School

Frenchfield,
Penrith,
CA11 8UA,
Cumbria

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

King of Kings School

142 Dantzic Street,
Manchester,
M4 4DN,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Kirkham Grammar School

Ribby Road,
Kirkham,
Preston,
PR4 2BH,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lady Barn House School

Schools Hill,
Cheadle,
SK8 1JE,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Lancaster Steiner School

Lune Road,
Lancaster,
LA1 5QU,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Liverpool College

Queens Drive,
Liverpool,
L18 8BG,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lord's School

Green Lane,
Bolton,
BL3 2EF,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Manchester High School for Girls

Grangethorpe Road,
Manchester,
M14 6HS,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Manchester Junior Girls School

64 Upper Park Road,
Salford,
M7 4JA,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Manchester Muslim Preparatory School

551 Wilmslow Road,
Withington,
Manchester,
M20 4BA,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Moor Allerton Preparatory School

131 Barlow Moor Road,
West Didsbury,
Manchester,
M20 2PW,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Moorland School

Ribblesdale Avenue,
Clitheroe,
BB7 2JA,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Oakhill School & Nursery

Wiswell Lane,
Whalley,
Clitheroe,
BB7 9AF,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Oholei Yosef Yitzchok (OYY) Lubavitch Boys School

4 Upper Park Road,
Salford,
M7 4HL,
Greater Manchester

Boys, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Oholei Yosef Yitzchok (OYY) Lubavitch Girls School

460 Bury New Road,
Park Lane,
Salford,
M7 4LH,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Oldham Hulme Grammar School

Chamber Road,
Oldham,
OL8 4BX,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

OneSchool Global UK Lancaster Campus

Melling Road,
Hornby,
LA2 8LH,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

OneSchool Global UK Northwich Campus

Hartford Manor,
Greenbank Lane,
Northwich,
CW8 1HW,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Pownall Hall School

Carrwood Road,
Pownall Park,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5DW,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Prenton Preparatory School

12 Mount Pleasant,
Oxton,
Wirral,
CH43 5SY,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Prestwich Preparatory School

St Margaret's Building,
400 Bury Old Road, Prestwich,
Manchester,
M25 1PZ,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Rossall School

Broadway,
Fleetwood,
FY7 8JW,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Scarisbrick Hall School

Southport Road,
Scarisbrisk,
Ormskirk,
L40 9RQ,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Sedbergh School

Station Road,
Sedbergh,
LA10 5HG,
Cumbria

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

St Ambrose Preparatory School

Hale Barns,
Altrincham,
WA15 0HF,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

St Joseph's Park Hill School

Padiham Road,
Burnley,
BB12 6TG,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

St Pius X Catholic Preparatory School

Oak House, 200 Garstang Road,
Fulwood,
Preston,
PR2 8RD,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

St. Annes College Grammar School

293 Clifton Drive South,
Lytham St Annes,
FY8 1HN,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

St. Bede's College

Alexandra Park,
Manchester,
M16 8HX,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

St. Mary's College

Everest Road,
Crosby,
Liverpool,
L23 5TW,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Stanfield Preparatory School

Liverpool Road,
Crosby,
Liverpool,
L23 0QP,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Stella Maris School

St. John's Road,
Heaton Mersey,
Stockport,
SK4 3BR,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Stockport Grammar School

Buxton Road,
Stockport,
SK2 7AF,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst,
Clitheroe,
BB7 9PZ,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Stonyhurst St Mary's Hall

Clitheroe,
BB7 9PU,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Tashbar of Manchester

20 Upper Park Road,
Salford,
M7 4HL,
Greater Manchester

Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Terra Nova School

Jodrell Bank,
Holmes Chapel,
Crewe,
CW4 8BT,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Alternative School

Suite 4a, Ribble Court,
1 Mead Way,
Padiham,
BB12 7NG,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Belvedere Preparatory School

23 Belvidere Road,
Princes Park, Aigburth,
Liverpool,
L8 3TF,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Buchan School

Westhill,
Arbory Road,
Castletown,
IM9 1RD,
Isle of Man

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School

Broadway,
Chadderton,
Oldham,
OL9 0AD,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Firs School

45 Newton Lane,
Upton,
Chester,
CH2 2HJ,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

The Grange School

Bradburns Lane,
Hartford,
Northwich,
CW8 1LU,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The King's School in Macclesfield

Alderley Road,
Prestbury,
SK10 4SP,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The King's School, Chester

Wrexham Road,
Chester,
CH4 7QL,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Manchester Grammar School

Old Hall Lane,
Fallowfield,
Manchester,
M13 0XT,
Greater Manchester

Boys, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Ryleys School

Ryleys Lane,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7UY,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Tower College

Mill Lane,
Rainhill,
Prescot,
L35 6NE,
Merseyside

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Trinity Christian School

Birbeck Street,
Off High Street,
Stalybridge,
SK15 1SH,
Greater Manchester

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Westholme School

Wilmar Lodge,
Meins Road,
Blackburn,
BB2 6QU,
Lancashire

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Wilmslow Preparatory School

Grove Avenue,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5EG,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Windermere School

Patterdale Road,
Windermere,
LA23 1NW,
Cumbria

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Withington Girls' School

100 Wellington Road,
Fallowfield,
Manchester,
M14 6BL,
Greater Manchester

Girls, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Yorston Lodge Prep School

18 St John's Road,
Knutsford,
WA16 0DP,
Cheshire

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.