UNIVERSITIES
Northern Ballet School WWW.NORTHERNBALLETSCHOOL.CO.UK
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What to expect: Established in 1977 by Patricia McDonald, Northern Ballet School is an internationally recognised school training dancers for professional careers in classical ballet and commercial theatre. Run by a team of highly qualified and talented teachers and musicians, each an established specialist in one or more of the fields of dance, music and drama, Northern Ballet School boasts a publicly-licensed 430-seat theatre in which student productions are staged. Providing one of the most comprehensively appointed dance training facilities in the UK, NBS features dance studios with sprung floors, full height wall mirrors and
excellent first aid and physiotherapy provisions. How it performs: Northern Ballet School’s most recent Ofsted report shows it is outstanding in all areas and noted that staff actively promote a strong culture of professionalism and commitment, alongside exceptional training. Northern Ballet School has strong industry recruitment links and agency contacts, ensuring that the majority of its graduates obtain dance employment shortly after completing their training. NOTABLE ALUMNI:
Peri Le Riche Liam Scullion
SECONDARY SCHOOLS & COLLEGES
Manchester Grammar School WWW.MGS.ORG
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pupils flourish. MGS offers places based on assessment for boys aged 7 through to post 16 with annual fees of £13,980, or £4,660 per term. How it performs: The most recent ISI inspection awarded the school with the highest grade in all areas. 73% of all the school’s GCSE grades in 2022 were 9-8; 49% of all grades were grade 9. In 2018 it was recognised as the North West’s top independent secondary school. It is currently ranked the 5th best state secondary school in the UK,
and was named the Sunday Times Northwest State Secondary School of the Decade.
THE AIM AND ETHOS OF MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL IS TO TEACH BOYS TO ‘THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND DEVELOP A TRUE SENSE OF SCHOLARSHIP’, FIRMLY FOLLOWING THE MOTTO “SAPERE AUDE” MEANING “DARE TO BE WISE”. What to expect: Founded in 1515, MGS’ long and prestigious history has seen it establish a reputation as one of the country’s top academic and independent institutions. It is also the UK’s largest independent day school for boys and prides itself on providing an inspirational and creative environment in which its
NOTABLE ALUMNI: Chris Addison Faisal Islam Sir Ben Kingsley
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