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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in M14, Manchester

14 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central M14, the nearest being Manchester High School for Girls at 0.3 mi, 7 of them selective, 4 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Manchester High School for Girls 0.3 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Girls
Selective
The Manchester Grammar School 0.7 mi 7 to 18 All-through
Boys
Selective
Withington Girls' School 0.8 mi 7 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
St Bede's College 1.1 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Selective
Roman Catholic
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys 1.1 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Islam
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy 1.4 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Afifah School 1.7 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Selective
Muslim
Sol Christian Academy 1.8 mi 2 to 18 All-through
Progress Schools - Gorton 1.9 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Moor Allerton Preparatory School 2.1 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School 2.1 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Islam
Abbey College Manchester 2.3 mi 14 to 23 Secondary
Chetham's School of Music 2.6 mi 8 to 19 Secondary
Selective
Stella Maris School 2.7 mi 3 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Manchester High School for Girls are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

M14 also holds 71 state primary and 18 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for M14 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in M14?

14 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central M14, Manchester, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in M14 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in M14 selective?

7 of the 14 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in M14?

4 of the 14 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.