St Anselm's College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Prenton, CH43 1UQ
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South, Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Local ranking12th of 20 secondary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 41.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 130
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Continued in education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 767
- Boys
- 452 (62%)
- Girls
- 279 (38%)
- Capacity
- 750 (97% full)
- SEND
- 29.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 66.1%
- EAL
- 16.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 25.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,129/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 78.8%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 3.9%
- Asian Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.2%
- Black Other: 0.8%
78.8%
White British
5.6%
White Other
4.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Park Road South
Birkenhead, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136411
- UKPRN
- 10032602
- Establishment No.
- 4798
- Trust
- BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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