Ridgeway High SchoolBirkenhead Park School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ridgeway High School and Birkenhead Park School are secondary schools.
Ridgeway High School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birkenhead Park School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Birkenhead Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Ridgeway High School was judged Good and Birkenhead Park School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.7 for Ridgeway High School and 39.1 for Birkenhead Park School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Ridgeway High School (38.8 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2025-26) and has risen at Birkenhead Park School (29.9 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrentonRidgeway High School | BirkenheadBirkenhead Park School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 20 in Wirral | 12th of 20 in Wirral Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 858 | 731 | |
| Capacity | 885 | 750 | |
| Location | Prenton, CH43 9EB | Birkenhead, CH43 4UY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 39.1 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21.0% | 24.6% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50.9% Stronger figure | 41.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 167 | 130 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 903 | 767 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 58.7% | 66.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 16.9% | |
| SEN support | 21.0% | 25.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.8% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 43.3% | 16.8% 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.
Ridgeway High School
Birkenhead Park School
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