Flixton Girls School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.946 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Flixton Girls School is a secondary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Flixton Girls School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.946 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 4.27 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.387 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.303 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.856 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.8512 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.946 miles away, the 6th longest of 12 Trafford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7, the 2026 last distance was nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 199 first-choice applications for 207 offers: 174 offers went to first-choice families, while 25 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Flixton Road, Trafford, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5DR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 981 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils know that they are expected to follow ‘the Flixton way’ by doing the right thing, being consistent and showing perseverance.”
- “Pupils rise to this challenge.”
- “New pupils settle into school quickly.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school continues to refine its curriculum thinking.”
- “In these few subjects the order in which the key knowledge should be taught is less clear.”
- “As a result, pupils achieve less well in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 199 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 174 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Urmston Grammar Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Wellacre Technology Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Lostock High School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stretford Grammar School 3.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Sale Grammar School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stretford High School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published