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.
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Chorley New Road,
Bolton,
BL1 4PA,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Bolton School
Drywood Hall, Worsley Road,
Worsley,
Manchester,
M28 2WQ,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Bridgewater School
Long Millgate,
Manchester,
M3 1SB,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Chetham's School of Music
Holm Hill,
Dalston,
Carlisle,
CA5 7BX,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Lime House School
Grangethorpe Road,
Manchester,
M14 6HS,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Manchester High School for Girls
Broadway,
Fleetwood,
FY7 8JW,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Rossall School
Saighton Grange,
Saighton,
Chester,
CH3 6EN,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
211 Flixton Road,
Urmston,
Manchester,
M41 5PR,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Clifton Drive South,
Lytham St Annes,
FY8 1DT,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Wilmslow Road,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7QE,
Cheshire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Marlborough Road,
Bowdon,
Altrincham,
WA14 2RR,
Greater Manchester
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lindle Lane,
Hutton,
Preston,
PR4 4AQ,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Etterby Scaur,
Carlisle,
CA3 9PB,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Caldy Road,
West Kirby,
Wirral,
CH48 2HE,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Beech Hall Drive,
Tytherington,
Macclesfield,
SK10 2EG,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
184 Manchester Road,
Rochdale,
OL11 4JQ,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
1-7 Seymour Road,
Crumpsall,
Manchester,
M8 5BQ,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
The Lodge,
58 Beresford Road,
Birkenhead,
CH43 2JD,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Foigel Esther Shine House,
Leicester Road,
Manchester,
M7 4DA,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Ashley Road,
Altrincham,
WA14 2LT,
Cheshire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
34-36 Arkwright Road,
Marple,
Stockport,
SK6 7DB,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Stafford Road, Monton,
Eccles,
Manchester,
M30 9HN,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Arden House,
Manchester Road,
Bury,
BL9 9BH,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Tenterden Street,
Bury,
BL9 0HN,
Greater Manchester
Boys, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Bridge Road,
Bury,
BL9 0HH,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
145 Menlove Avenue,
Liverpool,
L18 3EE,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Casterton,
Carnforth,
LA6 2SG,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Claremont Road,
Cheadle Hulme,
Cheadle,
SK8 6EF,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Overbury Street,
Edge Hill,
Liverpool,
L7 3HL,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Ivy Bank House, Half Edge Lane,
Eccles,
Manchester,
M30 9BJ,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
425 Chorley New Road,
Bolton,
BL1 5DH,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Hawthorns,
48 Heaton Moor Road,
Stockport,
SK4 4NX,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Belmont Hall,
Great Budworth,
Northwich,
CW9 6HN,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Farrow Street,
Shaw,
Oldham,
OL2 7AD,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lauriston House,
27 Oakfield,
Sale,
M33 6NB,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Moss Lane,
Timperley,
Altrincham,
WA15 6LJ,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
1 Warrington Street,
Ashton-under-Lyne,
OL6 6XB,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Church Lane,
Backford,
Chester,
CH2 4BE,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Robson Way,
Lowton,
Warrington,
WA3 2RD,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Heathbank Road,
Cheadle Hulme,
Cheadle,
SK8 6HU,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Broomfield Lane,
Hale,
WA15 9AS,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Broad Oak,
Sandy Lane,
Accrington,
BB5 2AN,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Fulwood Row,
Fulwood,
Preston,
PR2 5RW,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Frenchfield,
Penrith,
CA11 8UA,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
142 Dantzic Street,
Manchester,
M4 4DN,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Ribby Road,
Kirkham,
Preston,
PR4 2BH,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Schools Hill,
Cheadle,
SK7 1JE,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lune Road,
Lancaster,
LA1 5QU,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Dunham Road,
Altrincham,
WA14 4GZ,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
64 Upper Park Road,
Salford,
M7 4JA,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
551 Wilmslow Road,
Withington,
Manchester,
M20 4BA,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The School House, Francis Street,
Monton,
Manchester,
M30 9PR,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
131 Barlow Moor Road,
West Didsbury,
Manchester,
M20 2PW,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Ribblesdale Avenue,
Clitheroe,
BB7 2JA,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Wiswell Lane,
Whalley,
Clitheroe,
BB7 9AF,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Chamber Road,
Oldham,
OL8 4BX,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Beis Menachem,
Park Lane,
Salford,
M7 4JD,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Carrwood Road,
Pownall Park,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5DW,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mount Pleasant,
Oxton,
Wirral,
CH43 5SY,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory.
St Margaret's Building,
400 Bury Old Road, Prestwich,
Manchester,
M25 1PZ,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Southport Road,
Scarisbrisk,
Ormskirk,
L40 9RQ,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Sedbergh,
LA10 5HG,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Hale Barns,
Altrincham,
WA15 0HF,
Greater Manchester
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
293 Clifton Drive South,
Lytham St Annes,
FY8 1HN,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Alexandra Park Road,
Manchester,
M16 8HX,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Park Hill,
Padiham Road,
Burnley,
BB12 6TG,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Everest Road,
Crosby,
Liverpool,
L23 5TW,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Oak House, 200 Garstang Road,
Fulwood,
Preston,
PR2 8RD,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
St Johns Road,
Heaton Mersey,
Stockport,
SK4 3BR,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Buxton Road,
Stockport,
SK2 7AF,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Stonyhurst,
BB7 9PU,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
20 Upper Park Road,
Salford,
M7 4HL,
Greater Manchester
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Jodrell Bank,
Holmes Chapel,
Crewe,
CW4 8BT,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
23 Belvidere Road,
Princes Park, Aigburth,
Liverpool,
L8 3TF,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Broadway,
Chadderton,
Oldham,
OL9 0AD,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Newton Lane,
Upton,
Chester,
CH2 2HJ,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Bradburns Lane,
Hartford,
Northwich,
CW8 1LU,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Mannings Lane,
Chester,
CH2 4ES,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Wrexham Road,
Chester,
CH4 7QL,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Alderley Road,
Prestbury,
SK10 4SP,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Old Hall Lane,
Fallowfield,
Manchester,
M13 0XT,
Greater Manchester
Boys, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
City Walls Road,
Chester,
CH1 2NN,
Cheshire
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Ryleys Lane,
Alderley Edge,
SK9 7UY,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mill Lane,
Rainhill,
Prescot,
L35 6NE,
Merseyside
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Birbeck Street,
Stalybridge,
SK15 1SH,
Greater Manchester
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Meins Road,
Blackburn,
BB2 6QU,
Lancashire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Grove Avenue,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5EG,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Ambleside Road,
Windermere,
LA23 1AP,
Cumbria
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Wellington Road,
Fallowfield,
Manchester,
M14 6BL,
Greater Manchester
Girls, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
18 St John's Road,
Knutsford,
WA16 0DP,
Cheshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.