Welcome to Prep

Finding the perfect learning environment for your child is about more than academic success – it is about discovering a place where they feel supported, encouraged and understood.

Within the Prep department at Bridgewater School, we combine academic excellence with a warm and nurturing ethos that prioritises kindness, inclusivity and personal growth. It is an environment where children instinctively feel at home, and where they can thrive as confident and compassionate individuals.

Life in Prep at Bridgewater School

We feel it would be very hard to find a school anywhere, for any price, at which our children's individual educational, emotional, social and physical development could have been nurtured in such a balanced, personal manner.

- Bridgewater parents - EYFS & Prep

A wide ranging extra-curricular programme provides considerable challenge and motivation for pupils, so that they extend their skills and achievements.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

The quality of teaching is excellent, but it is their skill in adapting to suit individual pupils that has amazed us.

- Prep V parent

Pupils feel well looked after and safe in the school community.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

I could not have asked for a better start for my children and know that they will forever benefit from this outstanding start in life.

- Bridgewater parent - EYFS & Prep

Pupils gain an understanding of different cultural and social perspectives of the world.

- ISI Inspection Report 2025

As a parent, it is so reassuring to know your child is safe and happy at school especially when times are challenging. Myself and my daughter have never felt worried of her attending school and this tells me what a wonderful and loving environment she is in.

- Prep VI parent

Harvest Appeal for Salford Foodbank

This October, our school community once again demonstrated its compassion and commitment to supporting those in need through our Harvest Appeal for Salford Foodbank. Over recent weeks, pupils, families and

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ISI inspectors recognise Bridgewater values and vision

Between 16th to 18th September 2025, Bridgewater School welcomed a team of five inspectors from the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) for a two-and-a-half-day review of every aspect of school life.

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Macmillan Coffee Morning raises over £1,250

We are delighted to share the success of this year’s Macmillan Coffee Morning, organised by our dedicated Sixth Form students. The Prep Hall was once again transformed into a welcoming

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Bridgewater School Flying Club

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Bridgewater School Flying Club, an exciting new partnership with British Young Pilots (BYP) as part of our Extra-Curricular and Enrichment Programme.

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