Private schools in Greater Manchester (2026)
93 fee-paying schools, 4 taking boarders, listed by A level results where the school publishes them, then by name.
Schools
93
fee-paying
Boarding
4
take boarders
Publish A levels
14
16 to 18 results
Typical day fee
£4,473
a term before VAT (North West, ISC 2026)
| School | Ages | A level |
|---|---|---|
| Withington Girls' School Manchester · Girls · Day | 7–19 | A |
| The Manchester Grammar School Manchester · Boys · Day | 7–18 | A |
| Manchester High School for Girls Manchester · Girls · Day | 3–18 | A- |
| Stockport Grammar School Stockport · Co-ed · Day | 3–18 | B+ |
| Cheadle Hulme School Cheadle Hulme · Co-ed · Day | 3–18 | B+ |
| Bury Grammar Schools Bury · Co-ed · Day | 3–18 | B |
| St Bede's College Manchester · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic | 3–19 | B |
| Bolton School Boys' Division Bolton · Boys · Day | 7–18 | B |
| Bolton School Girls' Division Bolton · Girls · Day | 7–18 | B |
| Chetham's School of Music Manchester · Co-ed · Boarding | 8–19 | B- |
| Hulme Grammar School Oldham · Co-ed · Day | 4–18 | B- |
| Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya Ramsbottom · Boys · Boarding · Islam | 11–23 | B- |
| Bridgewater School Worsley · Co-ed · Day | 3–18 | C+ |
| Abbey College Manchester Manchester · Co-ed · Boarding | 14–23 | C |
| Abbotsford Preparatory School Urmston · Co-ed · Day | 0–11 | — |
| Afifah School Old Trafford · Co-ed · Day · Muslim | 2–16 | — |
| Ahavas Torah Boys Academy Salford · Boys · Day · Orthodox Jewish | 11–16 | — |
| Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Bolton · Boys · Boarding | 11–25 | — |
| Al-Huda Primary School Bolton · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Altrincham Preparatory School Bowdon · Boys · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Ashlea House School Denton (Tameside) · Boys · Day | 11–18 | — |
| Ateres Elisheva Salford · Girls · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Beech House School Rochdale · Co-ed · Day | 2–16 | — |
| Beis Hatalmud School Salford · Boys · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Beis Malka Girls school Salford · Girls · Day · Orthodox Jewish | 3–16 | — |
| Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd Salford · Girls · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Beis Ruchel Girls School Salford · Girls · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Beis Ruchel Girls School Salford · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School Salford · Girls · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Bnos Yisroel School Manchester Salford · Girls · Day | 3–16 | — |
| Bolton Islamic Girls School Bolton · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Bolton School Infant & Nursery School Bolton · Co-ed · Day | 0–7 | — |
| Bowdon Preparatory School Altrincham · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Branwood Preparatory School Eccles (Salford) · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School Eccles (Salford) · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Clevelands Prep School Bolton · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Covenant Christian School Stockport · Co-ed · Day · Christian/Evangelical | 5–16 | — |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest Oldham · Boys · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd Rochdale · Co-ed · Day | 5–6 | — |
| Darul Madinah Rochdale Ltd Rochdale · Girls · Day | 11–12 | — |
| Edstart Salford · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Elizabeth House School Middleton (Rochdale) · Boys · Day | 11–18 | — |
| Ellen House Secondary Oldham · Boys · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Etz Chaim Boys School Salford · Boys · Day · Orthodox Jewish | 11–17 | — |
| Farrowdale House School Shaw (Oldham) · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Forest Park Preparatory School Sale · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Forest School Altrincham · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Greater Manchester Independent School Failsworth · Co-ed · Day | 11–18 | — |
| Green Meadow Independent Primary School Golborne · Co-ed · Day | 3–14 | — |
| Greenbank Preparatory School Cheadle Hulme · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Hale Preparatory School Hale (Trafford) · Co-ed · Day | 4–11 | — |
| Harpurhey Alternative Provision School Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School Stockport · Co-ed · Day | 2–16 | — |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Manchester · Boys · Day · Islam | 11–16 | — |
| Kerem Shloime Salford · Boys · Day | 3–11 | — |
| King of Kings Salford · Co-ed · Day · Christian | 3–18 | — |
| Lady Barn House School Cheadle (Stockport) · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Lord's School Bolton · Co-ed · Day | 11–18 | — |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Bolton · Girls · Day · Islam | 11–19 | — |
| Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls Manchester · Girls · Day · Islam | 11–16 | — |
| Manchester Junior Girls' School Salford · Girls · Day · Orthodox Jewish | 2–11 | — |
| Manchester Muslim Preparatory School Manchester · Co-ed · Day · Islam | 3–11 | — |
| Manchester Senior Girls School Salford · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Maple Leaf Primary School Oldham · Co-ed · Day | 5–11 | — |
| Me'or High School Salford · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Mechinoh School Salford · Boys · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Moor Allerton Preparatory School Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Music Stuff Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| North West Hospital School Wythenshawe · Co-ed · Day | 13–18 | — |
| Nuqtah Primary School Rochdale · Co-ed · Day | 4–11 | — |
| OYY Lubavitch Boys School Salford · Boys · Day | 5–16 | — |
| Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch Schools Salford · Girls · Day · Charadi Jewish | 2–17 | — |
| Penarth Group School Reddish · Co-ed · Day | 11–18 | — |
| Progress Schools - Gorton Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Progress Schools - Stockport Stockport · Co-ed · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Rochdale Islamic Academy Rochdale · Boys · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Rochdale Islamic Academy Rochdale · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Safe Start School Ashton-under-Lyne · Co-ed · Day | 11–19 | — |
| Sapience Girls Academy Oldham · Girls · Day | 11–16 | — |
| Sol Christian Academy Manchester · Co-ed · Day | 2–18 | — |
| St Ambrose Prep School Hale (Trafford) · Co-ed · Day · Roman Catholic | 3–11 | — |
| Stella Maris School Stockport · Co-ed · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Talmud Torah Chinuch Norim School Salford · Boys · Day | 2–13 | — |
| Talmud Torah D'chassidie Belz Salford · Boys · Day | 5–7 | — |
| Talmud Torah Yetev Lev Salford · Boys · Day | 3–12 | — |
| Tashbar of Manchester Salford · Boys · Day · Orthodox Jewish | 3–12 | — |
| The Chadderton Preparatory School Chadderton · Co-ed · Day | 2–11 | — |
| Tiferes Salford · Girls · Day | 3–16 | — |
| Toras Emes Salford · Boys · Day | 3–11 | — |
| Trinity School Stalybridge · Co-ed · Day · Christian | 3–16 | — |
| Westwood Boys School Oldham · Boys · Day · Islam | 11–19 | — |
| Westwood High Oldham · Girls · Day · Islam | 2–19 | — |
Not a ranking. Fee-paying schools do not sit the same tests as state schools: many take IGCSEs, which the government's GCSE tables leave out, so we list them by their average A level grade where they report it (Department for Education 16 to 18 results) and then by name. Many fee-paying schools do not report A levels, so a dash does not mean poor results. Fee income per pupil is the school's income from fees in its latest Charity Commission accounts divided by its pupils: a guide to cost, not the fee list, and only shown where the charity runs that one school. Inspections: Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) or Ofsted.
Questions
What are the best private schools in Greater Manchester?
By average A level grade: Withington Girls' School (A), The Manchester Grammar School (A), Manchester High School for Girls (A-). Not every school publishes A levels, so look at inspection reports and visit too.
How many private schools are there in Greater Manchester?
93 mainstream fee-paying schools, 4 of them taking boarders.
How much do private schools in Greater Manchester cost?
As a guide, the Independent Schools Council's 2026 census puts the average day school fee in North West at £4,473 a term (about £16,100 a year with VAT) and the average boarding fee at £13,572 a term, before VAT. Individual schools charge more or less than this, and more for older pupils: each school's website gives its fee list.
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