Fee-paying schools in M21, Manchester

6 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central M21, the nearest being Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls at 0.3 mi, 4 of them selective, 2 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 Islamic Grammar School for Girls	0.3 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Selective Islam
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys	1.0 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Islam
St Bede's College	1.2 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective Roman Catholic
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam
Moor Allerton Preparatory School	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Afifah School	1.7 mi	2 to 16	All-through Selective Muslim

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Manchester Islamic Grammar 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

M21 also holds 51 state primary and 15 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for M21 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in M21?

6 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central M21, 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 M21 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 M21 selective?

4 of the 6 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 M21?

2 of the 6 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.