Beech House School
184 Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4JQ
Beech House School is an other independent school school in Rochdale. According to the latest government data, it has approximately 205 pupils and allows entry for children aged 3-16.
About Us
The school is a wholly independent co-educational day school for boys and girls aged 2 to 16 years. The school has been based at Manchester Raod since 1850. It comprises an Early Years and a Lower Preparatory Department (based at Broadfield Stile) for children aged 2 to 6 years, and an Upper Preparatory Department for children aged 7 to 11 years and a Senior Department for those aged 11 to l6 years based at the Manchester Road site.
The aim of the school is to blend the best of traditional education with the skills and resources of the modern system to ensure that pupil’s talents are exercised to the full. To this end, class sizes are kept small, with 20 or fewer pupils per form at preparatory level and 16 or fewer in each secondary class. The school upholds traditional values and behaviour, providing a secure, caring and academically challenging environment. This gives Beech House its unique character as a ‘family-centred school’.
1a. We aim to provide our pupils with a challenging, yet supportive environment to stimulate, maintain and develop a lively enquiring mind.
1b. We aim to encourage all pupils to reach their true potential so that they become independent learners who value learning with and from others. We want to encourage them to have a positive attitude to life-long learning.
2. We aim to value application, perseverance, initiative, independent thought and action, as well as co-operative endeavours.
3a. We aim to develop in pupils a sense of moral values which can form a framework for a sense of self worth and meaningful relationships with others so that they may in time become responsible members of society.
3b. We aim to develop in our pupils a positive attitude towards themselves and others with a strong sense of self respect, together with a respect for other people’s property, ideas and beliefs, irrespective of gender, disability or academic or other achievements.
4. We aim to encourage our pupils to appreciate human achievements, failures and aspirations.
5. We aim to develop positive attitudes towards concerns for the environment.
6. We aim to offer a curriculum to facilitate the requisition of knowledge, promote enjoyment in learning, and provide knowledge and skills to equip our pupils for work and leisure as potentially active, confident and responsible members of a rapidly developing and changing society.
7. We aim to develop a school family which affords equal value to all its members and is seen to be fair, encouraging mutual respect, concern for others and truthfulness.
8. We aim to foster relationships between the school, the pupils’ homes, the local community and the wider world.
The school achieves considerable success at all levels and in particular GCSE and AS level examinations. Strong links exist with the Sixth Form divisions of most schools in the area, including the local Further Education colleges. The school also enjoys excellent relations with local employers and training establishments.
The Lower Preparatory Department is an integral part of the main school but is housed in its own self-contained unit at Broadfield Stile. It overlooks the delightful gardens and open play area of Broadfield Park.
Pupils are admitted to the Nursery following their second birthday. It is usual then for natural progression to take place through the rest of the school in line with age and ability.
Our Childcare Provision
The introduction to the regime of the educational institution is carefully planned and monitored, to ensure the foundation of positive and confident attitudes to school and life.
The child’s day is designed to develop and encourage individual talents and maintain and maximise personal potential. This is achieved in a caring and secure family environment under the supervision of well-qualified, experienced and sympathetic staff.
The school benefits from individual year group class rooms and a gymnasium. French and Music are taught by specialist staff from Year 1. The pupils have a secure tarmacadamed playground, with safety surface. Nutritious and well balanced meals are prepared on the premises in a fully-equipped modern kitchen. The varied menu has been devised with the special needs of young children in mind. Alternatively pupils can bring their own lunch and snacks. Milk is also available for the morning break.
Additional Supervision
Morning
Children in the Nursery and Reception can be left from 8.30am onwards, under the supervision of a member of staff. There is a duty teacher on duty from 8.30am for older children who will be expected to remain in the playground until the morning bell at 8.50am. In the event of inclement weather, the duty teacher will allow children into the classrooms between 8.30am and 8.50am.
In line with the needs of the modern family, the school provides supervision outside of normal school hours. The charges for these services can be found in the prospectus. Pre-School and After-School care are invoiced half-termly on an ‘as used’ basis.
Pre-School Care – available to children from the term they are three
At the breakfast club, which runs from 7.45am, children can enjoy toast whilst being supervised. Drinks can be purchased if required.
After-School Care – available to children from the term they are three
The school offers supervision hours at the end of the school day for children until 6.00pm.
Holiday Clubs – available to children from the term they are three
This service is available for a further twelve weeks of the year. The school provides supervision between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm on either a daily or weekly basis.
Use of the holiday club has to be pre-booked.
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