74%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
78%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
862.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
923
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 16/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySefton
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Birkdale High School · Secondary · Sefton
Part ofSOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
74%
+3pp
83%76%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
57%
+4pp
65%57%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
Attainment 8
51.9
+1.2
56.052.048.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.9
EBacc entry
78%
+12pp
78%62%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
EBacc APS
862.6
+31.3
862.6678.6494.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 862.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
923
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DT
Local authority
Sefton
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57% | 51.9 | Not applicable | 78% | 862.6 | 78% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 54% | 50.7 | +0.22 | 66% | 831.3 | 66% | 936 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 60% | 49.9 | -0.14 | 54% | 612.5 | 58% | 890 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 65% | 56.0 | +0.21 | 47% | 772.2 | 57% | 857 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 48% | 48.0 | -0.08 | 46% | 494.7 | 48% | 711 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 46% | 48.6 | +0.01 | 22% | 479.2 | 27% | 686 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 53% | 52.0 | +0.29 | 29% | — | 38% | 658 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 923 | 16.7 | 19% | 12% | 22% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 936 | 17.2 | 18% | 10% | 21% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 890 | 16.8 | 17% | 9% | 21% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 857 | 17.3 | 14% | 8% | 19% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 815 | 17.6 | 12% | 6% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 711 | 16.8 | 14% | 6% | 20% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 686 | 16.3 | 14% | 7% | 21% | 5% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 658 | 16.3 | 15% | 6% | 22% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.