Fee-paying schools in M19, Manchester

11 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central M19, the nearest being Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy at 0.6 mi, 4 of them selective, 3 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 Vocational and Learning Academy	0.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Covenant Christian School	1.0 mi	5 to 16	All-through Christian/Evangelical
The Manchester Grammar School	1.1 mi	7 to 18	All-through Boys Selective
Withington Girls' School	1.2 mi	7 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Manchester High School for Girls	1.3 mi	3 to 18	All-through Girls Selective
Stella Maris School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Penarth Group School	1.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
Progress Schools - Gorton	2.0 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Progress Schools - Stockport	2.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Music Stuff	2.7 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Sol Christian Academy	2.9 mi	2 to 18	All-through

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy 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

M19 also holds 76 state primary and 17 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for M19 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in M19?

11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central M19, 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 M19 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 M19 selective?

4 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 M19?

3 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.