Birkdale High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 16 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
- 936 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 84.9%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 3.5%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.47
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Birkdale High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 183
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 191 0 |
| Year 8 | 196 196 0 |
| Year 9 | 186 186 0 |
| Year 10 | 182 182 0 |
| Year 11 | 181 181 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 84.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 89.0% 51.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 29.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 7.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |