Birkdale High School
Secondary schoolBirkdale High School is a secondary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 936 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Birkdale High School was 51.7, against 43.0 in Sefton and 46.2 in England.
60% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 39% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76.2% | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 185 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Farnborough Road Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Farnborough Road Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023830 m
- Greenbank High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).