Birkdale High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Southport, Sefton
Birkdale High School is a secondary school in Southport, Sefton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 936 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Birkdale High School is ‘A School Where We All Belong’.”
- “Staff and pupils truly feel part of a cohesive team.”
- “They share the goal of all pupils achieving their personal best.”
To improve
- “Leaders have recently strengthened the support available for these pupils, but this has not yet had the intended impact on pupils’ attainment.”
- “A minority of pupils are persistently or severely absent from school.”
- “However, the impact of some of this work is not yet consistently evident.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 188 first-preference applications, 190 offers in total, 184 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2015 to 2026, as Sefton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sefton.
- Greenbank High School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 1.3 mi Good
- Meols Cop High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Formby High School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley High School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Range High School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Deyes High School 7.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic High School 7.7 mi Standards maintained