Birkenhead High School Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Prenton, CH43 1TY
- Distance
- 0.3km away
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill, Prenton, CH43 1UQ
Local ranking6th of 20 secondary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1026
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 63.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 88.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 94.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
95
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 21.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 198
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 985
- Boys
- 1002 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1026 (98% full)
- SEND
- 4.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.0%
- EAL
- 8.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.1%
- SEN Support
- 3.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,027/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
- 5.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 80.5%
- Asian Indian: 5.3%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- White Irish: 0.7%
80.5%
White British
5.3%
Asian Indian
2.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136780
- UKPRN
- 10033784
- Establishment No.
- 5900
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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