Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road, Southport, PR8 3DT
936 pupils · 100% of 940 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected 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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 77.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 190 | 188 | 316 | 190 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 184 | 198 | 319 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 183 | 184 | 336 | 183 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 188 | 184 | 324 | 188 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 183 | 327 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 161 | 314 | 179 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 190 | 178 | 329 | 190 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 191 | 198 | 365 | 191 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greenbank High School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Meols Cop High School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Formby High School 6.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stanley High School 7.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Range High School 8.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.