Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6BL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Haslam
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 790
- Pupils on roll
- 733
- URN
- 105595
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612241077
About this school
Withington Girls' School is a girls' independent school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 733 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Withington Girls' School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Withington Girls' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 97 | 84 | 83 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.5 | 56.6 | 48.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Withington Girls' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.5 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.6 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.8 | 43.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 719 |
| 2023/24 | 743 |
| 2024/25 | 756 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 82
Location
Nearby schools
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Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit0.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Manchester
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Manchester High School for Girls0.6 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
The Manchester Grammar School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys1.2 miles
Independent schools · Manchester
-
The Birches School1.3 miles
Special schools · Manchester
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- Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys Independent schools
- Manchester High School for Girls Independent schools
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Common questions
- What ages does Withington Girls' School teach?
- Withington Girls' School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is an independent school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Withington Girls' School?
- The headteacher of Withington Girls' School is Mrs Sarah Haslam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Withington Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Withington Girls' School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Withington Girls' School?
- Withington Girls' School has 733 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Withington Girls' School full?
- Withington Girls' School has capacity for 790 pupils and 733 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Withington Girls' School a faith school?
- No. Withington Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Withington Girls' School a selective school?
- Yes. Withington Girls' School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Withington Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.5 in 2022/23 and 48.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Withington Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Withington Girls' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.