Birkdale High SchoolFormby High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Birkdale High School and Formby High School are secondary schools.
Birkdale High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Formby High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Birkdale High School was judged strong and Formby High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.7 for Birkdale High School and 51.5 for Formby High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Birkdale High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 51.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Formby High School (55.9 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthportBirkdale High School | LiverpoolFormby High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 18 in Sefton Stronger figure | 2nd of 18 in Sefton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 936 | 1,157 | |
| Capacity | 940 | 989 | |
| Location | Southport, PR8 3DT | Liverpool, L37 3HW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.7 Stronger figure | 51.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.0% Stronger figure | 53.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.2% | 77.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 185 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 77 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 39.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 39.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 19.6% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 923 | 1,103 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.8% | 14.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.6% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 6.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.7% Stronger figure | 23.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Birkdale High School
Formby High School
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