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Birkdale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Matlock Road, Birkdale, Southport PR8 4EL · birkdaleprimary.com · 01704 567516
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 30%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 430
- 20 over 410 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 37 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼30% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Birkdale Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 63
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (25%) with SEND