Baking Classes in Greater Manchester
9 baking schools in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester has seven baking schools, anchored by the two Food Sorcery locations in Didsbury and Deansgate Square, which between them cover bread, pastry, chocolate, and fondant. Flour & Soul Bakery in the city centre focuses on sourdough and croissants, while Saddleworth Cookery School on the eastern edge of the county offers classes in a Pennine setting. See also the Manchester city page for central options.
- Schools
- 9
- Towns & cities
- 4
- Published prices
- £24–£175
- Typical price
- £87
- Average rating
- 4.9
- Gift vouchers
- 5 of 9
Compare every baking school in Greater Manchester side by side. Tap a column heading to sort; schools without a value for a column always sort to the bottom, so an unknown never outranks a real figure.
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Compare all 9
Tap a heading to re-sort, or tick two schools to compare. Sorted by most reviewed by default.| Select to compare | School | Teaches | Getting there | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Big Manchester BakeManchester | 4.9(532) | £53–£70 | Baking Classes | 1.5h |
| – | – | |
Hey Little Cupcake!Manchester | 4.2(150) | £28–£45 | Cake DecoratingCupcakesFondant & Sugarcraft | 45 min – 1.5h |
| 5Feb 2024 | – | |
Food Sorcery Cookery School, DidsburyManchester | 4.9(124) | £120–£160 | Baking ClassesBread MakingCake BakingChocolate MakingFondant & SugarcraftPastryPatisserie | 2h – 5h |
| 5Jun 2024 | – | |
The English Rose BakeryManchester | 4.9(101) | £24–£145 | Cake DecoratingMacaronsVegan Baking | 1.5h |
| – | – | |
The Cheshire Cookery SchoolAltrincham | 4.9(79) | £130–£175 | Bread MakingMacaronsPastryPatisserie | 3h |
| 5Mar 2025 | Yes | |
| 4.9(72) | £120–£175 | Baking ClassesBread MakingCake BakingChocolate MakingFondant & SugarcraftPastryPatisserie | 2h – 5h |
| 5Jun 2023 | Yes | ||
Flour & Soul BakeryManchester | 5.0(33) | £125 | Bread MakingCroissants & ViennoiseriePastryPatisserieSourdough | 3.5h |
| – | Yes | |
| 5.0(23) | Not recorded | Baking ClassesBread MakingCake BakingCake DecoratingPastry | Not recorded |
| 5Sept 2024 | Yes | ||
BentoboxbakesCheadle | 5.0(3) | £45 | Cake BakingCake Decorating | 1.5h |
| – | Yes |
What the dashes mean: a dash never means “no”. Under From or Duration it means the school has not published one, so check when booking. Under Hygieneit means we have no current rating to show for that school – unrated is not the same as low-rated. Under Giftit means we have no record either way, so it is worth asking. Hygiene badges show the month of the last inspection; an amber badge means that inspection is more than four years old – still valid, just worth double-checking.
Good to know
Worked out from the schools on this page, not written once and repeated everywhere.