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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in M16, Trafford

11 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central M16, the nearest being Afifah School at 0.5 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
Afifah School 0.5 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 1.9 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Girls
Selective
Withington Girls' School 2.0 mi 7 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Abbey College Manchester 2.0 mi 14 to 23 Secondary
Chetham's School of Music 2.3 mi 8 to 19 Secondary
Selective
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School 2.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Islam
King of Kings 2.5 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Christian
Moor Allerton Preparatory School 2.5 mi 2 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Afifah School 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

M16 also holds 58 state primary and 13 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for M16 →

Checking a specific address

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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.