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
21.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.8%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE36
BiologyGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE46
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE33
English LanguageGCSE137
English LiteratureGCSE133
FrenchGCSE24
GeographyGCSE76
Modern GreekGCSE1
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Birkdale High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
183
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
184
2nd preference
80
3rd preference
72
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
177
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
84.0%
86.5%
Further education
78.0%
49.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
4.0%
31.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
2.0%
2.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
3.0%
1.3%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
4.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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