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Birkenhead High School Academy
All-through · Girls · Ages 3–19 · Sponsored academy
86 Devonshire Place, Prenton CH43 1TY · birkenheadhigh.gdst.net · 0151 652 5777
On the mapSearch near CH43 1TY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,226
- 95% of 1,293 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Gdst Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 163 families put the school first and 116 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 116 | 163 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 122 | 167 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 170 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 129 | 167 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 131 | 158 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.5, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wirral it was 56%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.9 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.4 | −0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 17.1 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 17.1 | +4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C+ (34.9) | Average +0.14 | |
| 44 students | B- (35.1) | Average +0.15 | |
| 16 students | Merit (25.5) | Average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 55 | C+ (32.3) | -0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 52 | C+ (33) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | C (30.5) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 73 | C (30.6) | -0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 82 | C (31.5) | -0.33 |
| 2015/16 | 87 | C (29.5) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 49.2 | −10.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.8 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 35.4 | +13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Birkenhead High School Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (182 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 182
- 15% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 44 parents (24%) with SEND