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Birkenhead Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Park Road South, Birkenhead CH43 4UY · birkenheadparkschool.com · 0151 652 1574
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 731
- 97% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 69.4%
- First language not English
- 20.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 152 places were offered; 100% 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 | 152 | 132 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 144 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 116 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 168 | 120 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 30.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.35 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.8 | — |
| Sixth form college | 25.4 | +8.6 |
| Further education | 47.5 | −6.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.9 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Birkenhead Park School on 30 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 47
- 6% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 10 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 19 parents (40%) with SEND