Parent Testimonials
Dear Mrs Shaw
I am writing to show my appreciation for the work your staff and yourself have done with my daughter Francesca.
Seeing her perform at the recent concert and The Alderley Edge festival filled me with great pride as to how well she is doing at school and how confident she is becoming. This is a far cry from the quiet and shy girl we dropped off nearly 6 yrs ago!!
The way she has developed is a credit to you all at WPS and many thanks.
Please pass my thanks to her form and drama teachers.
Kind Regards
John
Dear Sharon
I was so impressed by the enthusiasm shown by Mr Reynolds and his
staff on a tour of the school, that I did not hesitate in enrolling
Hannah that afternoon for her to start the following day. She is only
3 and has settled in remarkably well.
I must say a big ’thank you’ to Mrs Taylor and all her staff in the
kitchen, Hannah has special dietary needs and cannot wait to tell me
what pudding she has had at lunch time!
Here’s to many happy years at Wilmslow Prep.
Kind regards
Debbie
July 2009
My youngest daughter has just left Form 6 to go on to Manchester High School for Girls. Her older sister joined Form 3 when we moved into the area and has now just graduated from Bristol University with an excellent degree. Both girls were extremely happy at the school which enabled them to mature at their own pace. Rhian, the older girl, has a very late August birthday. I loved the fact that by being part of a ‘Prep’ school, and not in a junior department of a big senior school, they could be in the playground playing at age 10 and not necessarily rushing to an organized activity . They also had the opportunity to enjoy that halcyon period after the entrance exams when they were top of the school and all kinds of opportunities were on offer. The trip to France is an obvious example.
In my opinion, the school offers a package which will give a girl a good education, a happy and secure environment for learning and an introduction to a wide range of activities and disciplines which she may choose to develop in her senior school. My daughter and many of her classmates have been selected to play for their senior school hockey or netball teams within the first term of their arrival at the secondary school. Certainly, the French that they learnt at WPS gave them a head start over their peers. The WPS orchestra and choir has given Bethan a love of music that I am determined to foster. In fact she sang in the Manchester High School Choir at the Bridgewater Hall only a few weeks after joining the school.
Some of my closest friends are the parents of Rhian’s classmates at Wilmslow Preparatory School. In fact, just before she went off to university, I used her Leavers Book to contact all the girls and 17 /20 girls enjoyed a meal at a local pizzeria. They were just about to head off to some of the top universities in the country. I am in no doubt that the foundations laid in their preparatory school were a major contribution to their success.
I am sure that during a child’s passage through a school there will be some teachers who are inspiring for them and other who are not quite so impressive but it is the package that is ‘Wilmslow Preparatory School’ that delivers. For those parents that have faith in the system their daughters will be, like mine, richly rewarded.
M. Withers
September 2009
Dear Governors
Having spent a wonderful day at the Centenary Celebration Family Fun Day it made Paul and I reflect on the development we have seen in Lydia over the last few years. She joined WPS a shy, quiet little girl who didn’t want to start school. With the care and encouragement from the dedicated staff she soon became eager to go each day to meet her lovely friends and join in the days activities for learning. Lydia is now confident and opinionated, not always a good thing when we have to negotiate chocolate eating requirements, but she does surprise us with her knowledge and understanding of the many varied topics covered.
We are keen supporters of the family environment at WPS so were a concerned last year when it was announced that the much loved Mrs Shaw would retire in July 2009. Now into yet another school year it is clear to see what an excellent choice Mr Reynolds is to follow on from Mrs Shaw and we are pleased to say Lydia is still happy to go to school each day.
Well done and best regards
Jacqui Connolly