Bowdon Preparatory School
Bowdon Preparatory School is an independent school in Altrincham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 230 pupils and room for 375.
Ashley Road, Altrincham, WA14 2LT0161 928 0678bowdonprep.org.ukMrs Sara Makepeace-Taylor headmistressAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Trafford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 230 | 279 | 324 | 273 | 278 | 258 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | Academy (grammar) | 470 m | 1,381 | Outstanding 2022 | 99 | Compare |
| Altrincham Grammar School for Boys | Academy (grammar) | 570 m | 1,432 | Outstanding 2022 | 100 | Compare |
| Altrincham Preparatory School | Independent | 630 m | 222 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hale Preparatory School | Independent | 760 m | 206 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| North Cestrian School | Free school | 780 m | 799 | Not inspected | 81 | Compare |
| Loreto Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 810 m | 1,075 | Outstanding 2022 | 99 | Compare |
| Stamford Park Primary School | Council | 910 m | 426 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School | Church of England | 990 m | 211 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bowdon Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Bowdon Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Bowdon Preparatory School have?
230 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 375 places, so it is 61% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ashley Road, Altrincham, WA14 2LT
- Telephone
- 0161 928 0678
- Website
- www.bowdonprep.org.uk
- Headmistress
- Mrs Sara Makepeace-Taylor
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward
- Bowdon
- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1931
- URN
- 106377 · LAESTAB 3586000 · UKPRN 10015329
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.