Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreBirkdale High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southport.
Summary of the comparison
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre and Birkdale High School are secondary schools in Southport.
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birkdale High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Birkdale High School is ahead on our composite score.
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre was judged Good and Birkdale High School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre and 51.9 for Birkdale High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (49.1 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Birkdale High School (56.0 in 2021-22, 51.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SouthportChrist The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | SouthportBirkdale High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 18 in Sefton | 1st of 18 in Sefton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 834 | 923 | |
| Capacity | 1,223 | 940 | |
| Location | Southport, PR8 4EX | Southport, PR8 3DT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 51.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.2% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.4% | 74.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.2% | 77.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.90 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 113 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 24.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 834 | 923 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.9% | 21.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 24.1% | 11.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.2% | 16.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.1% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.1% | 21.7% Stronger figure | 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.
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Birkdale High School
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