Birkdale High School

State-Funded School

birkdale-high-school-sefton-north-west

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

Sefton CentralConstituency

PR8 3DTPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Birkdale High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sefton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 936 pupils. Birkdale High School is part of Southport Learning Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.9

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

936

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 936
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Southport Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.