44.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
358.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
955
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 authorityWirral
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Birkenhead School · All-through · Wirral
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
44.6
-4.9
51.548.044.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.6
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
358.5
-55.7
414.2352.5290.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 358.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
38.6
-8.0
46.742.738.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.6
A-level value added
+0.09
-0.3
+0.4+0.2-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
26%
-21pp
50%38%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
Average A-level grade
B
-1
AA-B
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
955
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
58 Beresford Road, Oxton, Prenton, CH43 2JD
Local authority
Wirral
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% | 44.6 | Not applicable | 0% | 358.5 | 39% | 955 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 49.5 | Not published | 0% | 414.2 | 44% | 983 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 47.5 | Not published | 0% | 407.7 | 68% | 958 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 50.6 | Not published | 0% | 290.8 | 72% | 956 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 51.5 | Not published | 0% | 308.1 | 91% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 50.8 | Not published | 0% | 241.5 | 96% | 827 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 53.9 | Not published | 0% | — | 82% | 802 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | B | +0.09 | 26% | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | A- | +0.43 | 47% | 36 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | B+ | — | 47% | 47 |
| 2021/22 | 46.7 | A- | — | 50% | 62 |
| 2018/19 | 41.3 | B | +0.13 | 46% | 42 |
| 2017/18 | 42.5 | B+ | +0.18 | 42% | 54 |
| 2016/17 | 38.6 | B | -0.10 | 30% | 59 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 955 | — | 22% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 983 | — | 30% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 958 | — | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 956 | — | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 932 | — | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 853 | — | 12% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 827 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 802 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.