Flixton Girls School

About Flixton Girls School

Flixton Girls School sits within Trafford, a local authority known for its strong secondary school performance, though the school itself occupies a more modest position in the league table. Among the 20 state secondary schools in the borough, it ranks 14th by Progress 8 score, placing it in the lower half locally. The top-performing peers in Trafford are all selective grammar schools — Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Loreto Grammar School, and Saint Ambrose College — each with Progress 8 scores well above 1.0, reflecting the highly competitive academic landscape. Flixton Girls is a non-selective, all-girls state school for ages 11 to 16, with no sixth form, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across the board, including leadership, behaviour, personal development, and quality of education. That rating has held steady since its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was also judged Good overall, with leadership and management rated Outstanding at that time. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 359 applications for 205 places, with 166 first-preference offers made.

Academically, Flixton Girls delivers results that are broadly in line with the national average, but below the Trafford average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.02 means pupils achieve almost exactly what would be expected given their starting points, compared with a local authority average of 0.36. The Attainment 8 score stands at 49.2, and 77.8% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, though that figure drops to 54.5% at grade 5 or above. The school’s EBacc entry rate is relatively high at 61.9%, but only 33% of pupils achieved the EBacc at grade 4 or above, and 15.3% at grade 5 or above. Breaking down Progress 8 by subject area, English shows a positive score of 0.15, while maths is slightly negative at -0.13, and the EBacc subjects sit at -0.05. The school’s EBacc average point score is 4.45. Nationally, Flixton Girls ranks in the 47th percentile for Progress 8, placing it squarely in the middle of the pack across England.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a theatre, astro turf, sports hall, science labs, music rooms, and a sixth form centre — though there is no sixth form on site, so pupils must move on after Year 11. Sports provision is notably broad, with rowing, netball, swimming, rugby, gymnastics, tennis, and martial arts among the options, alongside clubs such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Model United Nations, and gardening. SEND support covers a wide spectrum, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and physical disabilities. With 19.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a more diverse intake than some of its grammar neighbours. Oversubscription is significant, with 1.75 applicants per place, so families need to apply early and consider catchment criteria. Flixton Girls is a good fit for families seeking a non-selective, single-sex environment within a high-performing LA, particularly those who value strong pastoral care and a broad extracurricular offer over top-tier academic selectivity.

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