Information area for Branwood Parents
We hope you can find all the information you need about the school in this area, however if there is something else you need then please just email us by using the button below.
Please visit your child’s class ‘Pupil Zone’ on a regular basis for updates specific to that class.
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Communicating with you is an important part of what we do, making sure you get the correct information about activities, events and school news that really matters is something we care about.
The school now uses ParentMail, a service used by over 6,000 schools, nurseries and children’s clubs to communicate to parents.
We’d like to encourage all parents to download the APP as there are a number of benefits both to you and the school:
You can download the App for free from:
Help Site
For help with your ParentMail account click here.
Please click the links below to download:
Branwood School Parent Handbook
You can also download any of our school policies HERE
Branwood Preparatory School treats the safeguarding and child protection of all children as our first priority. We have a duty of care to report any and all concerns to the appropriate authorities.
An interesting and useful guide to common childhood illnesses can be found HERE
The school day starts at 8.30am.
Preschool care is available free of charge in school from 8.00am.
School finishing times are staggered as follows:
KG1 – 3.00pm
KG2 – 3.05pm
F1 – 3.10pm
F2 – 3.15pm
F3 – 3.15pm
F4 – 3.20pm
F5 – 3.25pm
F6 – 3.30pm
Preschool care is available free of charge from 8.00am until 8.30am. Children are able to go their individual classrooms.
The aftercare service runs from 3.00pm until 5.45pm and is available to pre-book at £7.50 per session. Limited drop-in sessions are available daily and these can be booked by calling the school office before 2.30pm on the day. These sessions are invoiced weekly in arrears and are charged at £8.50 per session. Children will automatically be transferred to aftercare if they are not collected promptly at the end of their school day, whether this is after class or following extra-curricular sessions. Your child will be marked onto the aftercare register, and parents will be invoiced at a flat rate of £8.50 per session.
The collection deadlines are as follows:
Pre-Booked aftercare charges are payable termly in advance and an invoice will be sent in July, December and March. No refunds will be given for absences.
The school does have a policy of issuing late collection charges for parents who arrive after 5.45pm to collect their children from aftercare. Unfortunately, due to an increasing number of occurrences, this policy will be enforced, £5 will be charged for each child the first 10 minutes (or part thereof) after 5.45pm. £10 will be charged for the second 10 minutes (or part thereof). £1 per minute will be charged after 6.05pm.
If you have any further questions relating to aftercare, please do not hesitate to contact the school’s Bursar.
During school holidays we operate holiday cover.
The Sports Courses at Branwood are organised by Premier Education, and are tailored specifically to children aged 5 plus. Their multi sports courses are designed with fun and enjoyment in mind, and the children will experience a range of sports and activities which they may never have played before. The beauty of this lies in the un-expectancy and excitement of the unknown.
Premier Education aims to introduce the children to new sports but also play a lot of the ones they already love, like Dodgeball! They also like to add culture and education to their camps, although it’s half term or the summer holidays there is still the opportunity to learn, with a fun and competitive approach. Please see Premier Education for more information.
Details about each club, times, cost and booking can be found by clicking the links above.
Our reporting timetable is as follows:
September – Whole School Transition Event (Meet the Form Teacher)
October Half Term – Grade Report (Whole School)
October – Parents’ Evenings (KG1 & KG2)
November – Parents’ Evenings (Form 1 – 6), including discussions on next steps for Form 6
December – Written Report (Whole School), including exam grades
Easter – Grade Report (Whole School)
May – Parents’ Evenings (KG1 & KG2)
June – Parents’ Evenings (Form 1 – 5)
July – Written Report (Whole School), including exam grades
Grade reports are done for every subject with focus on achievement, effort, homework and behaviour.
Written reports include detail on achievement, effort and behaviour but also go into detail on how to develop certain aspects and skills and setting targets for improvement.
A detailed breakdown of the written PE reports came be found HERE
Please click the links below to download:
Branwood School Parent Handbook
You can also download any of our school policies HERE
Branwood Preparatory School treats the safeguarding and child protection of all children as our first priority. We have a duty of care to report any and all concerns to the appropriate authorities.
An interesting and useful guide to common childhood illnesses can be found HERE
The school day starts at 8.30am.
Preschool care is available free of charge in school from 8.00am.
School finishing times are staggered as follows:
KG1 – 3.00pm
KG2 – 3.05pm
F1 – 3.10pm
F2 – 3.15pm
F3 – 3.15pm
F4 – 3.20pm
F5 – 3.25pm
F6 – 3.30pm
Preschool care is available free of charge from 8.00am until 8.30am. Children are able to go their individual classrooms.
The aftercare service runs from 3.00pm until 5.45pm and is available to pre-book at £7.50 per session. Limited drop-in sessions are available daily and these can be booked by calling the school office before 2.30pm on the day. These sessions are invoiced weekly in arrears and are charged at £8.50 per session. Children will automatically be transferred to aftercare if they are not collected promptly at the end of their school day, whether this is after class or following extra-curricular sessions. Your child will be marked onto the aftercare register, and parents will be invoiced at a flat rate of £8.50 per session.
The collection deadlines are as follows:
Pre-Booked aftercare charges are payable termly in advance and an invoice will be sent in July, December and March. No refunds will be given for absences.
The school does have a policy of issuing late collection charges for parents who arrive after 5.45pm to collect their children from aftercare. Unfortunately, due to an increasing number of occurrences, this policy will be enforced, £5 will be charged for each child the first 10 minutes (or part thereof) after 5.45pm. £10 will be charged for the second 10 minutes (or part thereof). £1 per minute will be charged after 6.05pm.
If you have any further questions relating to aftercare, please do not hesitate to contact the school’s Bursar.
During school holidays we operate holiday cover.
The Sports Courses at Branwood are organised by Premier Education, and are tailored specifically to children aged 5 plus. Their multi sports courses are designed with fun and enjoyment in mind, and the children will experience a range of sports and activities which they may never have played before. The beauty of this lies in the un-expectancy and excitement of the unknown.
Premier Education aims to introduce the children to new sports but also play a lot of the ones they already love, like Dodgeball! They also like to add culture and education to their camps, although it’s half term or the summer holidays there is still the opportunity to learn, with a fun and competitive approach. Please see Premier Education for more information.
Details about each club, times, cost and booking can be found by clicking the links above.
Our reporting timetable is as follows:
September – Whole School Transition Event (Meet the Form Teacher)
October Half Term – Grade Report (Whole School)
October – Parents’ Evenings (KG1 & KG2)
November – Parents’ Evenings (Form 1 – 6), including discussions on next steps for Form 6
December – Written Report (Whole School), including exam grades
Easter – Grade Report (Whole School)
May – Parents’ Evenings (KG1 & KG2)
June – Parents’ Evenings (Form 1 – 5)
July – Written Report (Whole School), including exam grades
Grade reports are done for every subject with focus on achievement, effort, homework and behaviour.
Written reports include detail on achievement, effort and behaviour but also go into detail on how to develop certain aspects and skills and setting targets for improvement.
A detailed breakdown of the written PE reports came be found HERE
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A full list can be viewed HERE
The school endeavours to set standards of conduct and dress in keeping with its independent status, and we welcome your cooperation in supporting the school policy on these matters.
Please see our Policy Documents HERE for further information.
The schools that Branwood pupils frequently move on to for Senior School are:
Trafford Grammar Schools
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