43.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
299.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
712
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authoritySheffield
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of Birkdale School · All-through · Sheffield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
43.7
-12.3
72.758.243.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.7
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
74%37%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
299.6
-88.2
531.2415.4299.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 299.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
44.1
+1.5
44.141.739.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.1
A-level value added
+0.37
+0.3
+0.4+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
29%
-2pp
32%28%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
Average A-level grade
B+
0
B+B+B
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
712
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Oakholme Road, Sheffield, S10 3DH
Local authority
Sheffield
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 43.7 | Not applicable | 0% | 299.6 | 75% | 712 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 56.0 | Not published | 0% | 387.8 | 78% | 746 |
| 2022/23 | 97% | 96% | 69.1 | Not published | 67% | 439.7 | 91% | 793 |
| 2021/22 | 99% | 87% | 72.7 | Not published | 74% | 531.2 | 87% | 784 |
| 2018/19 | 94% | 90% | 66.9 | Not published | 70% | 420.8 | 87% | 809 |
| 2017/18 | 99% | 91% | 69.7 | Not published | 66% | 509.5 | 71% | 828 |
| 2016/17 | 97% | 88% | 67.7 | Not published | 84% | — | 92% | 817 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | B+ | +0.37 | 29% | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | B+ | +0.11 | 32% | 98 |
| 2022/23 | 40.2 | B | — | 23% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 40.8 | B | — | 28% | 83 |
| 2018/19 | 39.3 | B | +0.13 | 24% | 111 |
| 2017/18 | 42.2 | B+ | +0.26 | 36% | 110 |
| 2016/17 | 38.0 | B- | +0.16 | 28% | 111 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 712 | — | 11% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 746 | — | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 793 | — | 17% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 784 | — | 14% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 769 | — | 19% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 809 | — | 16% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 828 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 817 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.