Moor Allerton Preparatory School was founded in 1914 and has long enjoyed reputation for achieving academic success, whilst encouraging a spirit of inquisitiveness and creativity.
The original building was on Palatine Road. During the War years it used premises at the Ryleys School and Pownall Hall School before moving to its present site on Barlow Moor Road. The school is situated in a pleasant area of West Didsbury in a large Victorian house, to which other buildings have been added, and it is within easy reach of the M56 and M60 motorways and other main roads.
The first four Headmasters of the School also owned it and lived, for much of their Headmastership, on the premises. Then as the School expanded it became necessary for the Headmaster to live elsewhere. The previous headmasters were Messrs Rhodes, Oliver, Tibbs, Pugh and Clarke.
In 1980 the School was bought by Mr K McNeany, who appointed Mr M J Clarke, from within the Staff, as Headmaster. Mr Clarke had previously been a pupil (and later Head Boy) of Moor Allerton School during the Headmastership of Mr Oliver. Following his retirement Mr Clarke was succeeded by Mr P S Millard in 2000.
We have a strong Christian ethos and welcome pupils of all nationalities and faiths. We have an excellent academic record with most pupils obtaining places at local Independent Grammar Schools at age 11.
We are a small school with currently 150 pupils on roll (boys and girls aged from 3-11 years). Class groups are small and pupils are encouraged to listen, to behave well, to have good manners and to work to the best of their ability. Pupils are shown how to help one another, appreciate one another and to be proud of who they are (themselves?).
This website offers just a taste of life at Moor Allerton Preparatory School, but we hope you enjoy browsing through it and that you will come to see for yourself what we can offer your child.
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