Birkdale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 137297
- Address
- Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, PR8 3DT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 923 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 84.8%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.9
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 59 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 67 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| French | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Birkdale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 8 | 187 187 0 |
| Year 9 | 190 190 0 |
| Year 10 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 11 | 177 177 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% |