Flixton Girls School, Manchester

From the headteacher's welcome: "FGS - Committed to being a GREAT school, filled with GREAT people, part of a GREAT community. As the Principal of Flixton Girls School, I am proud to welcome you to our vibrant and inclusive learning community. Flixton Girls, or the ‘Flixton Family’ as we affectionately call it, is a school built on three foundational principles: Aspiration, Empowerment, and Excellence."

In 2026, pupils at Flixton Girls School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 58.2 in Trafford and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Trafford and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.2, against 50.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and German.

For September 2026 entry, 199 families put Flixton Girls School as their first choice and 387 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 25 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Flixton Girls School are Urmston Grammar Academy (0.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.6); Wellacre Technology Academy (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.9); St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 44.3); and Lostock High School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.4).

Flixton Girls School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Flixton Girls School is one of 10 schools run by Vantage CE Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

The nearest railway station is Chassen Road Rail Station, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Girls High School (outside), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Flixton Girls School issued 38 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Flixton Girls School are Flixton Primary School (0.3 miles); Urmston Primary School (0.5 miles); St Mary's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and English Martyrs' RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.