Branwood Preparatory School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
153
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Other independent school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

How Does The School Perform?

Inspection
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Independent Schools Inspectorate
(06/12/2022)
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PREP

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Day
Boarding Type
From £2,436
Day Fees Per Term
4.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 14.1%
Pupils with SEN support
Stafford Road
Monton
Eccles
Manchester
M30 9HN
01617891054

School Description

The school meets statutory requirements for the publication of information on its website. Branwood Preparatory School is a coeducational school that caters for pupils aged from 3 to 11 years. Full-time early years provision is available for children in the school’s Nursery and Reception classes. Branwood School opened in 1928. Situated in a spacious two-acre site in Monton, the school aims to ‘provide the perfect environment and the teaching and learning necessary for every child to become a successful independent learner and well-rounded individual’. Branwood School is culturally diverse and caters for pupils from a wide range of cultural and religious backgrounds. A small minority of pupils have special educational needs and receive additional support. The school caters for a small number of pupils who speak Inspection report: Branwood Preparatory School, 13–15 June 2017 Page 10 of 13 English as an additional language. Pupils do not participate in national key stage 1 or 2 standard assessment tests (SATs) or in the national phonics screening check. The school carries out regular internal assessments, focusing mainly on English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The school provides a breakfast club, an after-school service and a wide range of afterschool clubs, all of which are managed by governors and trustees. Various staff have left the school since the previous inspection, including the deputy headteacher (former headteacher), five teachers and three teaching assistants. A new headteacher has taken up post, as have six teachers, one with a special educational needs coordinator role. Other recent staff include an early years coordinator and bursar. Structural changes since the previous inspection include outdoor canopy-covered areas for the early years and key stage 1, extended ‘soft-play’ areas, an outdoor learning classroom and reading area, Nursery playground and garden, artificial grass areas, wooden trail and new security fencing.

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