Birkdale Primary School
Primary schoolBirkdale Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 430 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 April 2024
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 2024/25, 30% of pupils at Birkdale Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)610 m
- Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed710 m
- 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
- St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Greenbank High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 km
- Farnborough Road Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 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).