Fee-paying schools in M16, Trafford
11 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what decides whether it takes a given year group.
| School | Distance | Ages | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afifah School | 0.4 mi | 2 to 16 |
All-through Selective Muslim |
| St Bede's College | 0.6 mi | 3 to 19 |
All-through Selective Roman Catholic |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys | 0.9 mi | 11 to 16 |
Secondary Boys Selective Islam |
| Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls | 1.2 mi | 11 to 16 |
Secondary Girls Selective Islam |
| Manchester High School for Girls | 1.8 mi | 3 to 18 |
All-through Girls Selective |
| Abbey College Manchester | 2.0 mi | 14 to 23 | Secondary |
| Withington Girls' School | 2.0 mi | 7 to 19 |
All-through Girls Selective |
| Chetham's School of Music | 2.3 mi | 8 to 19 |
Secondary Selective |
| Manchester Muslim Preparatory School | 2.5 mi | 3 to 11 |
Primary Islam |
| King of Kings | 2.5 mi | 3 to 18 |
All-through Christian |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School | 2.6 mi | 2 to 11 | Primary |
The state schools alongside them
The same area holds 56 state primary and 13 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for M16 →
Checking a specific address
Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.
Common questions
How many private schools are there in M16?
11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central M16, Trafford, 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 M16 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 M16 selective?
7 of the 11 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 M16?
4 of the 11 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.