Urmston Grammar AcademyFlixton Girls School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
Urmston Grammar Academy and Flixton Girls School are secondary schools in Manchester.
Urmston Grammar Academy scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Flixton Girls School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Urmston Grammar Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Urmston Grammar Academy was judged Good and Flixton Girls School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 71.7 for Urmston Grammar Academy and 48.3 for Flixton Girls School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Urmston Grammar Academy (74.7 in 2021-22, 71.7 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 | ManchesterUrmston Grammar Academy | ManchesterFlixton Girls School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 18 in Trafford Stronger figure | 12th of 18 in Trafford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,124 | 964 | |
| Capacity | 1,097 | 900 | |
| Location | Manchester, M41 5UG | Manchester, M41 5DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 71.7 Stronger figure | 48.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 94.7% Stronger figure | 44.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 72.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.4% Stronger figure | 59.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.03 Stronger figure | 4.25 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 152 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 179 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 41.3 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.3 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 30.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,124 | 964 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.6% | 19.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.2% | 13.0% | |
| SEN support | 4.9% | 15.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 7.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 16.7% | 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.
Urmston Grammar Academy
Flixton Girls School
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