Birkdale High School
Academy converter · 936 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9
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Rowan Park School
- Pupils on roll
- 325of 320 places
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 24
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, 17 July 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rowan Park School (URN 104983, until 1 April 2024).
What the data says
Of the 24 pupils who finished Year 11 at Rowan Park School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Rowan Park School’s own sixth form (Sefton average 25%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 6.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Sefton, with 8% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and 4% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 Sefton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rowan Park School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 24 | 3,063 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 92% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rowan Park School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 6.7 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 60% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.72 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 67% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 9.4 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 1.1 | 47.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 7% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 7 | 29% | 65% | 14% | 9% | 29% |
| History | 5 | 21% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Business Studies | 3 | 13% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| English Literature | 2 | 8% | 86% | — | 21% | — |
| English Language | 2 | 8% | 89% | — | 20% | — |
| Mathematics | 2 | 8% | 88% | — | 22% | — |
| Latin | 1 | 4% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 4% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 2 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Sefton
Chesterfield High School
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 822 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Deyes High School
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87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8
Formby High School
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
Greenbank High School
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
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.