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Flixton Girls School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Flixton Road, Trafford, Urmston, Manchester M41 5DR · flixtongirls.com · 0161 960 0160
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Trafford 57.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.95 mi
- 4.74 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 4 · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 981
- 81 over 900 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 2.95 mi (4.74 km) from the school. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 199 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 205 | 166 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 197 | 175 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 216 | 203 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 192 | 167 | 0.9 | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.95 mi4.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.3, and 44.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Trafford it was 57.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.1 | +8.9 |
| Sixth form college | 27.8 | +4.9 |
| Further education | 44.3 | −17.7 |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 5.7 | +4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Flixton Girls School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 119
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (23%) with SEND