Birkenhead High School Academy

State-Funded School

birkenhead-high-school-academy-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH43 1TYPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birkenhead High School Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–19, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,226 pupils. Birkenhead High School Academy is part of GDST ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.41

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

77%

Pupils

1,226

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,226
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: GDST ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Nov 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.