Birkenhead Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 15 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
- 746 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.3%
- Girls
- 41.7%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.3%
- Persistent absence
- 41.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.1%
White British 82.3%
Other White 5.6%
Other 3.5%
African 3.1%
Mixed 2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.64
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 40 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 118 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 113 |
| Geography | GCSE | 51 |
| History | GCSE | 71 |
Admissions
Birkenhead Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 112 66 |
| Year 8 | 143 91 52 |
| Year 9 | 145 84 61 |
| Year 10 | 151 87 64 |
| Year 11 | 129 61 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 23.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 47.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 14.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 6.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.2% |