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
- 31.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 52 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 131 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
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 | 74.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 21.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 47.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 17.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |