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Beech House School is a private secondary-stage school in Rochdale, Lancashire, with a published age range of 2-16.

Beech House School
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Beech House is organised in three stages: lower preparatory education for ages 2 to 7, upper preparatory education for ages 8 to 11, and a senior school for ages 11 to 16. The co-educational day school in Rochdale also has a separate lower-prep site, giving its early years a distinct place within the wider structure.
All relevant Independent School Standards were met in February 2024. The curriculum was balanced across the required areas of learning, supported by a detailed assessment framework, with provision for pupils with SEND and for those learning English as an additional language. Pupils gained places on a range of further-education courses, although the level of challenge was not consistent in every lesson.
Literacy and numeracy are particular priorities, alongside creative work such as photography, computing, PSHE and careers guidance. The enrichment programme had a limited number and range of activities at that point. Those features give a useful outline of the school's educational character, but they should not be taken as a complete subject, qualification or activities menu for every year.
A current subject menu, qualification mix, admissions timetable and assessment threshold are not established in the retained evidence. Accessible archived admissions material indicates that prospective families were invited to view the school, while present entry arrangements and any notice requirement need direct confirmation from Beech House.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Rochdale and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Rochdale and England.
GIAS confirms the school type and age range; fees, scholarships, bursaries and entrance assessments should be checked on the school's own website.
Independent schools do not use the local-authority grammar-school catchment model; check the school site for boarding, transport and eligibility rules.
Use the official admissions policy for the current priority order and eligibility rules.
Entrance assessment details are not part of the GIAS open data extract.
Apply direct to the school
Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Check school admissionsLatest inspection: 13 February 2024
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FAQ
Beech House School handles applications directly. Check the school website for registration dates, entrance assessments, interviews, fees, scholarships and bursaries.
1. Apply direct to the school: Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Use the school admissions page to confirm registration, assessment, interview and offer dates.
Beech House School is currently rated Standards met following the latest published inspection dated 13 February 2024.