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Private schools in Manchester

19 fee-paying schools are registered in Manchester: 15 mainstream and 4 special. 5 are single-sex. 8 take pupils to 18. Of the mainstream schools, 2 take pupils up to 11 or 13, 6 run from primary age into the senior years and 7 start at 11 or 13. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.

19independent schools
15mainstream
4special schools
5,527pupils on roll, where reported

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Private primary and prep schools in Manchester

2 schools. Ages up to 11 or 13, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Manchester Muslim Preparatory School M20 2PQ Ages 3 to 11 Mixed Islam 175 88% full
Moor Allerton Preparatory School Manchester, M20 2PW Ages 2 to 11 Mixed Non-faith 206 61% full

All-through private schools in Manchester

6 schools. From primary age into the senior years, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Chetham's School of Music M3 1SB Ages 8 to 19 Mixed Non-faith 331 93% full
Manchester High School for Girls M14 6HS Ages 3 to 18 Girls Non-faith 913 82% full
Sol Christian Academy M12 6EL Ages 2 to 18 Mixed Non-faith 34 68% full
St Bede's College M16 8HX Ages 3 to 19 Mixed Roman Catholic 681 59% full
The Manchester Grammar School M13 0XT Ages 7 to 18 Boys Non-faith 1,642 94% full
Withington Girls' School Manchester, M14 6BL Ages 7 to 19 Girls Non-faith 733 93% full

Private senior schools in Manchester

7 schools. Starting at 11 or 13, from each school's registered age range.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
Abbey College Manchester M2 4WG Ages 14 to 23 Mixed Non-faith 155 59% full
Harpurhey Alternative Provision School Manchester, M9 5US Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 22 88% full
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Manchester, M16 8NH Ages 11 to 16 Boys Islam 145 58% full
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls M20 2PQ Ages 11 to 16 Girls Islam 264 113% full
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy M19 2EQ Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 35 78% full
Music Stuff Manchester, M11 2NA Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 71 67% full
Progress Schools - Gorton M12 5PX Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 15 43% full

Independent special schools in Manchester

4 schools. Registered as independent special schools.

School Ages Pupils Faith On roll How full
IncludEd Learning Manchester, M16 8ER Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 16 100% full
Manchester Jewish School for Special Education M7 4QY Ages 4 to 25 Mixed Non-faith 16 40% full
The Greens ENS Greater Manchester, M40 1NZ Ages 5 to 14 Mixed Non-faith 26 65% full
The Watkin Centre Manchester, M23 9TT Ages 11 to 16 Mixed Non-faith 47 43% full

Which of these are near an address

The schools guide measures each school from the postcode typed, so the answer is a list nearest first rather than a council. A district is wide, so check the address itself before counting on a distance.

What this list is, and is not

Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Manchester, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.

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