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Altrincham Preparatory School

Altrincham Preparatory School

Org 1: IAPS

Marlborough Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 2RR

Telephone: 0161 928 3366

Email: admissions@altprep.co.uk

Website: www.altprep.co.uk

Facebook: @altprep

Instagram: @altrinchampreparatoryschool

Open events: Saturday 4 October 2025, Tuesday 18 November 2024, Saturday 7 March 2026 Tuesday 16 June 2026

Key dates: Autumn term: Wednesday 3 September 2025 to Friday 19 December 2025
Half term: Friday 17 October 2025 to Monday 3 November 2025

Spring term: Monday 5 January 2026 to Thursday 2 April 2026
Half term: Friday 13 February 2026 to Tuesday 24 February 2026

Summer term: Monday 20 April 2026 to Friday 10 July 2026
Half term: Friday 22 May 2026 to Tuesday 9 June 2026

Age Range: Nursery, Pre-Prep/Infants, Prep/Junior to 11

Day or Boarding: Day, Day Only

Gender: Boys

Scholarships and bursaries – further details

We offer a small number of means-tested bursaries each academic year. For more information, please contact our Admissions Registrar.

Headmaster: Mr N Vernon

Deputy Head : Mrs H Finnie

Admissions Registrar : Miss A White

Age range. 2+ to 11.

Number of pupils. 225 Day Boys.

Fees per term (2025–2026). £3,161–£4,831.

With an engaging curriculum designed to capture the imaginations of its boys and a reputation for outstanding academic, musical and sporting achievements, Altrincham Preparatory School is widely regarded as one of the very best schools for 2–11-year-old boys in the North-West.

Altrincham Preparatory School believes in delivering academic excellence; its boys go on to some of the best selective grammar schools in the region, including Altrincham Grammar School and The Manchester Grammar School. While recent examination results are hugely impressive, Altrincham Preparatory School is also a Music school, an Arts and Technology school and a Sports school. The culture of participation means the boys want to be part of everything and two full-time specialist PE teachers have guided the boys to national finals in a range of sports.

Altrincham Preparatory School was successfully inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in May 2023, receiving the highest grading of ‘Excellent’ for both the pupils’ academic achievement and the pupils’ personal development. The school was also found to be compliant in all areas of the inspection. The pupils demonstrate an excellent attitude to learning and show strong self-confidence, perseverance and motivation. The inspection team recognised that the ‘pupils are achieving highly compared to national standards’ and are ‘academically well prepared for entry to their future school’. Pastoral care is at the heart of everything the school does and it is ‘successful in building a community which encourages all its members to develop a healthy respect for each other’.

Altrincham Preparatory School is committed to providing such high-quality education in a happy, safe and state-of-the-art environment. Younger boys are able to access Bell Field for outdoor exploration, while the use of Bowdon Cricket, Hockey and Squash club’s facilities means games can take place on high-quality artificial and grass surfaces. With bright, well-equipped and attractive classrooms, Altrincham Preparatory School is welcoming, nurturing, and most important of all, happy. As the school enters it's 90th year, we are even more proud to be the region's best standalone boys' preparatory school with a long and distinguished history of preparing boys for the next step in their educational journey. We offer an inspiring environment where boys are free to be themselves, challenge themselves and become the very best versions of themselves.