Greenbank High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Southport, PR8 2LT
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DT
Local ranking1st of 18 secondary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
940
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 185
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 923
- Boys
- 936 (100%)
- Capacity
- 940 (100% full)
- SEND
- 19.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.8%
- EAL
- 11.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 16.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,515/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
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 84.8%
- White Other: 6.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.2%
- Other: 1.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
84.8%
White British
6.4%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Windy Harbour Road
Southport, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 137297
- UKPRN
- 10034570
- Establishment No.
- 4108
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
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