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Manchester Senior Girls School

Independent · ages 11-16GirlsIndependent157 pupilsSalford
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths56%England 46%
Places3 spare157 pupils, 160 places
Pupils on roll157Census January 2024

Manchester Senior Girls School is an independent school in Salford for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 157 pupils and room for 160.

138 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GB441612227997Mr Charles Bernstein headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

32 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score31.1
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths56%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths72%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 45.245.220182019: 43.343.320192022: 15.215.220222023: 20.620.620232024: 24.324.320242025: 31.131.12025
Since 2018: -14.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018SalfordEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11323026252521
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 831.124.320.615.243.345.244.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths56%50%27%20%72%86%42%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths72%50%50%40%92%95%64%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score2.682.031.871.133.954.133.924.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%34%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 5 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Combined Science81%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
Art and Design96%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Mathematics83%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
English Language83%grades 9 to 5, England 54%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Biblical Hebrew (65% here, 85% across England).

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Art and Design28 entries
96%England 58%
Mathematics24 entries
83%England 53%
83%England 54%
Biblical Hebrew23 entries
65%England 85%
81%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Art and Design2868%96%96%58%
Mathematics2450%83%100%53%
English Language2421%83%96%54%
Biblical Hebrew2330%65%70%85%
Combined Science2124%81%95%36%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Salford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll157Census January 2024
Places16098% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support12%18 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 157
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll157156156146140133
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support5%5%7%5%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%3%2%3%2%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly other theft
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£230,000Salford
Nearest bus stop40 mBentley Road, 19 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Toras EmesIndependent160 m272Not inspectedCompare
Bnos Yisroel School ManchesterIndependent260 m650Not inspectedCompare
Mechinoh SchoolIndependent350 m73Not inspectedCompare
OYY Lubavitch Boys SchoolIndependent350 m51Not inspectedCompare
Tashbar of ManchesterIndependent380 m469Not inspectedCompare
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' SchoolIndependent440 m140Not inspectedCompare
King David Primary SchoolAcademy450 m381Outstanding 202388Compare
Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary SchoolAcademy550 m312Good 202259Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Manchester Senior Girls School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Manchester Senior Girls School yet.

How good are Manchester Senior Girls School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 56% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 31.1, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Manchester Senior Girls School have?

157 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 98% full. It is a girls' school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
138 Leicester Road, Salford, M7 4GB
Telephone
441612227997
Headteacher
Mr Charles Bernstein
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Girls
Religious character
None
Local authority
Salford
Ward
Kersal & Broughton Park
Constituency
Bury South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
14 April 2015 (new provision)
URN
141968 · LAESTAB 3556002 · UKPRN 10075138

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from