Flixton Primary School, based in Manchester, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Flixton Primary School currently has around 445 pupils on roll, which is about 104% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 47% boys and 53% girls. Around 2.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 3.3%. Persistent absence is recorded at 3.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (82.7%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Delamere Road, Manchester, M41 5QL
Website: www.flixtonprimaryschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01617485141
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jason Redmond
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106318

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/10/2014

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 428
Number of Pupils: 445
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British82.70%368
Other Mixed3.80%17
White and Asian2.90%13
White and Black Caribbean2.70%12
Unclassified2.50%11
Other White1.60%7
Chinese1.30%6
Indian1.30%6
Pakistani0.40%2
Other Asian0.40%2
Other (any other ethnic group)0.20%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.3)
Writing: Below Average (-1.5)
Maths: Average (1.0)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
65%
Town average
58%
Local authority average
65%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
6%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
108.0
Town average
104.5
Local authority average
105.9
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
104.0
Local authority average
105.1
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Irlam Community Nursery Centre
Fiddlers Lane , Irlam M44 6QE
- not rated 2,476 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flixton Primary School
Delamere Road , Flixton M41 5QL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Flixton Infant School
Mardale Avenue , Flixton M41 5SA
- not rated 157 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School
The Grove , Flixton M41 6JB
3out of 4 870 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Monica's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Woodsend Road South , Flixton M41 6QB
- not rated 1,039 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Monica's RC Primary School
Woodsend Road South , Flixton M41 6QB
3out of 4 1,039 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flixton Girls School
Flixton Road , Trafford M41 5DR
3out of 4 544 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Flixton Girls' High School
Flixton Road , Flixton M41 5DR
- not rated 544 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wellacre Technology Academy
Irlam Road , Flixton M41 6AP
2out of 4 1,251 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wellacre Technology College
Irlam Road , Flixton M41 6AP
- not rated 1,251 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Urmston Grammar Academy
Newton Road , Urmston M41 5UG
3out of 4 1,269 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Flixton Centre
350 Flixton Road , Flixton M41 5GW
- not rated 209 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbotsford Preparatory School
211 Flixton Road , Urmston M41 5PR
- not rated 502 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Delamere School
Irlam Road , Flixton M41 6AP
4out of 4 1,351 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Trafford High School
Lydney Road , Flixton M41 8RN
- not rated 1,512 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School
Eccles and Irlam Pupil Referral Unit
Park House , Barton Moss Road M30 7RL
- not rated 2,630 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.