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

Smashed Live delivers powerful workshop

On Friday 14th November, our Year 7 and 8 students took part in an impactful theatrical performance and workshop delivered by Smashed Live, an educational programme designed to help young people

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Pupil toy sale raises funds for BBC Children in Need

We are delighted to share that our pupil-led pre-loved ‘Nearly New’ sale raised over £600 for this year’s BBC Children in Need appeal. This remarkable achievement reflects the compassion and

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Black History Month: honouring pioneers

Throughout October, Bridgewater’s Respect, Equality & Diversity society (REDs) led a research project to mark Black History Month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black individuals who have shaped history

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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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