Manchester Senior Girls School
138 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Charles Bernstein
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 141968
- Local authority
- Salford
- Telephone
- 441612227997
About this school
Manchester Senior Girls School is a girls' independent school in Salford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Manchester Senior 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
Manchester Senior Girls School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2015, 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 | 26 | 30 | 32 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.6 | 24.3 | 31.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 50% | 56.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 50% | 71.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
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 Manchester Senior 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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.6 | 32.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 24.3 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.1 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
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
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 18
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Manchester Senior Girls School teach?
- Manchester Senior Girls School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Manchester Senior Girls School?
- The headteacher of Manchester Senior Girls School is Mr Charles Bernstein, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manchester Senior Girls School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Manchester Senior 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 big is Manchester Senior Girls School?
- Manchester Senior Girls School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Manchester Senior Girls School full?
- Manchester Senior Girls School has capacity for 160 pupils and 157 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Manchester Senior Girls School a faith school?
- No. Manchester Senior Girls School has no designated religious character.
- How have Manchester Senior Girls School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20.6 in 2022/23 and 31.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Manchester Senior Girls School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manchester Senior 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.