Salford City AcademyFlixton Girls School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
Salford City Academy and Flixton Girls School are secondary schools in Manchester.
Salford City Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Flixton Girls School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Flixton Girls School is ahead on our composite score.
Salford City Academy was judged the expected standard and Flixton Girls School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.1 for Salford City Academy and 48.3 for Flixton Girls School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Salford City Academy (48.1 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Flixton Girls School (48.2 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterSalford City Academy | ManchesterFlixton Girls School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 15 in Salford | 12th of 18 in Trafford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 891 | 964 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 900 | |
| Location | Manchester, M30 7PQ | Manchester, M41 5DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 48.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.7% | 44.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.9% | 72.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.1% | 59.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.08 | 4.25 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 175 | 172 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 891 | 964 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 45.2% | 19.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.7% | 13.0% | |
| SEN support | 18.0% | 15.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 7.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.9% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Salford City Academy
Flixton Girls School
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