Birkenhead Park School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH43 4UYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birkenhead Park School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 731 pupils. Birkenhead Park School is part of BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.35

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

731

Total Pupils

62%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

69%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 731
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
17 Dec 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.