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Withington Girls' School

All-through · Girls · Ages 7–19 · Independent school

Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6BL · wgs.org · 0161 224 1077

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
A
average result (50.6 points per entry)
Pupils
733
93% of 790 places
Local authority
Manchester
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (50.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 65.1 (England 46.3)65.12017/18: 65.3 (England 46.5)65.32018/19: 66.7 (England 46.7)66.72021/22: 66.9 (England 48.8)66.92022/23: 64.5 (England 46.3)64.52023/24: 56.6 (England 45.9)56.62024/25: 48.8 (England 46.0)48.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.846.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▲5.134.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 49.2 (England 30.5)A2016/17: 47.7 (England 31.1)A-2017/18: 50.1 (England 32.1)A2018/19: 49.3 (England 32.9)A2021/22: 54.1 (England 37.9)A+2022/23: 50.2 (England 34.2)A2023/24: 50.9 (England 34.4)A2024/25: 50.6 (England 35.0)AEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
91 studentsA (50.6)Above average +0.14
91 studentsA (50.9)Above average +0.16
52.2%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2477A (50.9)+0.22
2022/2368A (50.2)—
2021/2276A+ (54.1)—
2018/1974A (49.3)+0.05
2017/1878A (50.1)+0.03
2016/1773A- (47.7)+0.05
2015/1669A (49.2)+0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University75.3−2.3
Further and other education5.2−0.1
Further education3.9+1.3
Other education1.3−1.3
Apprenticeship1.3—
Employment9.1−0.1
Not in a lasting destination2.6−1.3
Activity not captured6.5+2.6

ISI

Withington Girls' School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
4 to 6 February 2025
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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