Delamere Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester M41 5QL
10 reasons to choose Flixton Primary School
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Flixton Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Manchester and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Flixton Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Flixton Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Flixton Primary School ranks in the top 10% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 20% of schools.
The Flixton Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, with some cross-curricular linking to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Flixton Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Flixton Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.45am to 3.15/3.30pm, and can be longer with after school clubs.
Find another school near Flixton Primary School
Abbotsford Preparatory School (0.3 miles); Clarendon Cottage School (3.9 miles); Branwood Preparatory School (4.1 miles).
English Martyrs’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Urmston (0.9 miles); Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Davyhulme (1 mile); Highfield Primary School, Urmston (1.7 miles).
Bridgewater School (5.1 miles); Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys (5.6 miles); St Bede’s College (5.9 miles).
Urmston Grammar Academy (0.9 miles); St Patrick’s RC High School and Arts College (3.4 miles); Stretford Grammar School (3.5 miles).