Birkenhead High School Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,226 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.5
Academy sponsor led
Birkenhead Park School
- Pupils on roll
- 731of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 69.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 138
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 14 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Rock Ferry High School (URN 105094, until 1 January 2011); Park High School (URN 105096, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 133 pupils who finished Year 11 at Birkenhead Park School in 2023, 24% moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
19% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.3 in Wirral, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wirral and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Birkenhead Park School | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 133 | 3,848 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 76% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 71% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 38% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 24% | 19% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 25% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 19% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Birkenhead Park School | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.9 | 45.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.35 | 3.96 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 68% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.3 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.5 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 136 | 99% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 51% |
| Mathematics | 135 | 98% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 58% |
| English Literature | 133 | 96% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 109 | 79% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 42% |
| History | 87 | 63% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 53% |
| Statistics | 54 | 39% | 5% | 17% | 20% | 85% |
| Business Studies | 48 | 35% | 18% | 2% | 20% | 19% |
| Design and Technology | 42 | 30% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| Geography | 39 | 28% | 41% | 10% | 25% | 41% |
| Art and Design | 27 | 20% | 7% | 15% | 24% | 59% |
| Film Studies | 25 | 18% | 1% | 20% | 20% | 64% |
| Physics | 24 | 17% | 23% | 8% | 46% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 17% | 23% | 13% | 47% | 92% |
| Biology | 24 | 17% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 79% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 16% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 77% |
| French | 20 | 14% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 95% |
| Drama | 19 | 14% | 7% | 5% | 27% | 53% |
| Music | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 2 | 1% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
| Photography | 2 | 1% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 52 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 27 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 14 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Wirral
Calday Grange Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,493 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.1
Co-op Academy Bebington
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,044 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.3
Hilbre High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,154 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.0
Pensby High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 915 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8
Prenton High School for Girls
Academy converter · 770 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.