Manchester Muslim Preparatory School

"Nepotism is rife here. The headteacher only hiring people she personally knows. Special treatment to students who are related or family friends, to the point of putting down and taking opportunities away from other students. Very embarrassing slipshod schools that makes Islam look bad. Almost as if your ethnic aunty started up a school in her spare room: your money is better spent elsewhere - or just go to the local state school."

"Excellent school! Amalgamates Islamic teachings with British values and what it means to be a good British Muslim. Encourages children to look after their family, neighbours and external community through charity and voluntary work"

"My son has been going to MMPS for a number of year and I am happy with the fact that my child is happy. He went to a number of state schools previously where he was not happy. Now i can send him to a school where i know he will be safe and he will not be bullied. When he comes home i do not have to send him to mosque to learn Quran, rather we can do homework which is a lot more than state school. I wish the fees were less and more extra curricular activities nonetheless i am very happy with his learning and social skills and manners towards other. I know he will be upset if he was to leave the school."

"My son attends this school and Insh'Allah so will my daughter. I think the staff and facilities are very good. This is still a very young school and I feel that it is continually getting better. My son used to attend a long established grammar school and I feel they are very comparable, however, here my son learns about Islamic values."

"The education is extremely poor at this school. They expect the parents to do the heavylifting. There is so much homework given its as if my child is not being taught at school but in fact the parent is doing all the teaching at home. It was as if I was homeschooling my children. When I eventually put my kids in another school they were shocked at the level of education. My kids were so far behind. It took over 2 years to reverse the damage done by this school. Inexperienced Headteacher - not qualified, incompetent at best Teachers are not qualifed - private schools dont have to hire qualified staff. Health and safety issues - my children always came home with bruises and unsatisfactory explanations. My kids were being taught an extreme form of islam called Wahabism / Salafism. Kids are being taught these extremist views. There is a reason why Salafism only accounts for approx 3% of muslims. Unqualified people running schools"