Greenbank High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Southport, Sefton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.105 miles
Published by Sefton Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Greenbank High School is a secondary school in Southport, Sefton for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Greenbank High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.105 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 5.105 miles from the school, the 2nd longest of 9 Sefton secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 210 first-choice applications for 204 offers; 199 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- 51% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sefton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sefton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Greenbank High School and they value the education that they receive.”
- “Pupils embrace the school’s values of a ‘can-do’ attitude and strive to be the best they can be.”
- “Everyone feels accepted and welcome.”
To improve
- “Attendance has improved for most, but a small number of pupils are still absent from school too often.”
- “However, some pupils are less informed about looking after their mental health and dealing with conflict in friendships.”
- “That said, some pupils do not make the best use of these activities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2022 (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) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.6 | 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: 210 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 199 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sefton.
- Birkdale High School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 1.1 mi Good
- Meols Cop High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanley High School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Formby High School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Range High School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Deyes High School 8.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic High School 8.5 mi Standards maintained