Our main intakes are at ages 3 plus and 4 plus and where there are vacancies in other year groups.
Our pupils come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds. Many children join our Nursery each year. Most children, but not all, who join one of the two Reception classes will have attended a nursery or playgroup.
Children joining the Juniors come from both independent and maintained primary schools. Demand for places is high.
Admission forms
Application forms will be sent to you with our prospectus pack but they are also available to download below.
To request a prospectus pack please telephone the Mrs Beverley Cheyne, the headmaster’s secretary, on 0161 419 2405 for more information.
Applications forms and all correspondence concerning admissions should also be sent to Mrs Cheyne.
Nursery
Junior School
Nursery
Children join our Nursery in the September following their third birthday.
Following our Nursery invitation morning for registered applicants in January, parents and their children are invited to spend some time in the Nursery during the following week. Parents will have the opportunity to talk to key members of staff and the children will participate in one or two activities. Offers of places are made, in writing, to successful applicants following these interviews.
All of our Nursery children automatically move into Reception at the end of their Nursery year.
Reception (age 4 plus)
The admissions process for age 4 plus begins in the autumn term with parental interviews. Parents who have already registered their child for a place will be invited to come into school to meet the headmaster.
Parents and children are also invited to our open morning in November to meet the Reception teachers and support staff and to take part in activities in the Reception classrooms.
A short, informal assessment is undertaken in January and places are offered to successful applicants in the week following.
Entry for older children, Year 1 to Year 6
Children are very welcome to join the school in other year groups, where places are available.
Children are invited to spend a taster day in school and their visit will usually include assessments, lunch and classroom activities. The duration of the visit will be dependent upon their age. Assessments for older children include tests in English, Mathematics, reading and non-verbal reasoning. Younger children work in the classroom with the teacher. Offers of places are made to successful candidates, shortly after their visits
