Birkdale High School
About the school
Birkdale High School is an open secondary school in Sefton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 22 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.9
- Sefton
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Sefton
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 57.40%
- Sefton
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.40%
- Sefton
- 60.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 77.80%
- Sefton
- 37.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.9
- Sefton
- 3.7
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
923
Girls
0.00%
Boys
100.00%
SEN support
16.79%
Education, health and care plan
2.38%
English as an additional language
11.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.78%
Overall absence
7.7
Persistent absence
21.74
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
137
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%