Flixton Girls School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Trafford
Flixton Road, Manchester, M41 5DR
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
16.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
981
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
166 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
359
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 166 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 79 | 21 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 48 | 10 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 66 | 8 | ● 12% |
| Total | 359 | 205 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Trafford lets families list 5 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Danielle Tedford
- Address
- Flixton Road, Trafford, Manchester, M41 5DR
- Phone
- 01619600160
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Ward / constituency
- Flixton · Stretford and Urmston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136965
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
981 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 968 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 171 | 13% | 46% | 74% | |
| English Language | 171 | 25% | 71% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 16% | 66% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 136 | 9% | 35% | 55% | |
| French | 103 | 7% | 37% | 48% | |
| Geography | 92 | 30% | 62% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 86 | 29% | 76% | 84% | |
| Social Studies | 77 | 12% | 48% | 62% | |
| History | 68 | 35% | 65% | 79% | |
| Business | 41 | 34% | 73% | 83% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 41 | 7% | 51% | 80% | |
| Biology | 33 | 27% | 73% | 85% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Trafford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.