Birkenhead Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 136411
- Address
- Park Road South, CH43 4UY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 767 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 62.3%
- Girls
- 37.7%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.9%
White British 78.7%
Other White 5.6%
Other 4%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 2.5%
Mixed 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 133 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Birkenhead Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 117 58 |
| Year 8 | 177 111 66 |
| Year 9 | 140 95 45 |
| Year 10 | 135 76 59 |
| Year 11 | 140 79 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.9% 3.0% |