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Branwood Preparatory School

Other independent school in Manchester (Salford).

Pupils
124
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
8.9%
2025/26
Capacity
62%
124 / 200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

In September 1928, Miss Littlejohn, established a new school in two very bare rooms in the Friends Meeting House on Half Edge Lane in Eccles. When the Friends eventually needed the space themselves, the school moved to Branwood House in Clarendon Crescent, a house not far from the current school site.

In 1947 after the war the school was taken over by Mr Firth and he ran the school until his retirement in 1969. At this point the school was purchased by Mrs Wicks and run by her and her husband. The success led to the purchase of a second, additional property on Worsley Road known as The Crows' Nest.

In 1984 Adelphi Preparatory School, a Catholic girls' school, on Stafford Road closed and Mr and Mrs Wicks purchased the site from the nuns. Coincidentally, the school was situated on the site of Monton House which was where Mrs Wicks herself was born.

Both Branwood School's existing buildings were sold and the children and staff moved into the current purpose built premises on Stafford Road in Monton.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Forest School

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment

Key facts

URN
105991
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Salford
Constituency
Worsley and Eccles
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1957

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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