Flixton Girls School
Flixton Road, Trafford, Manchester, M41 5DR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Danielle Tedford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ss Simon and Jude Church of England Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 981
- URN
- 136965
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619600160
About this school
Flixton Girls School is a girls' secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 981 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 176 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | 49.2 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.33 to +0.09 | +0.02 -0.20 to +0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 54.5% | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 77.8% | 72.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 61.9% | 59.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
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 Flixton 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 | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 50.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 51.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 51.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 947 |
| 2024/25 | 964 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flixton Girls School compares
Flixton Girls School ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 7.3% | 19.7% | 981 | — |
| Urmston Grammar Academy | 71.7 | 4.2% | 8.6% | 1,137 | 0.4 miles |
| Wellacre Technology Academy | 46 | 7.5% | 23% | 727 | 1.0 miles |
| St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 42.4 | 8.7% | 34.9% | 688 | 1.4 miles |
| Lostock High School | 43.7 | 12.9% | 37.7% | 513 | 1.7 miles |
| Salford City Academy | 46.1 | 10.3% | 45.2% | 876 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.71%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 16.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Urmston Grammar Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
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Wellacre Technology Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Lostock High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Salford City Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Flixton Girls School ranks 20th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Flixton Girls School teach?
- Flixton Girls School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Flixton Girls School?
- The headteacher of Flixton Girls School is Miss Danielle Tedford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Flixton Girls School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flixton Girls School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Flixton Girls School?
- Flixton Girls School has 981 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Flixton Girls School full?
- Flixton Girls School has capacity for 900 pupils and 981 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Flixton Girls School a faith school?
- No. Flixton Girls School has no designated religious character.
- Is Flixton Girls School a selective school?
- No. Flixton Girls School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Flixton Girls School?
- Flixton Girls School is part of VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Flixton Girls School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.8 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flixton Girls School rank locally?
- Flixton Girls School ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Trafford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flixton Girls School's absence rate?
- Flixton Girls School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flixton Girls School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flixton 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 1 July 2026.