Birkenhead High School Academy

School overview

Birkenhead High School Academy is a girls' all-through school serving Prenton, Wirral, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,212 pupils aged 3 to 19 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Birkenhead High School Academy 'Good'. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 50.5, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Birkenhead High School Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 27% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). At Key Stage 4, 45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Birkenhead High School Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 67 first choices for 56 places. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.