Wirral
Birkenhead High School Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 49.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.1
- Attainment 8
- 44%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.43
- Progress 8
- [0.19, 0.68]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 56 | 67 | 55 (82%) | 94 |
| September 2025 | 56 | 61 | 53 (87%) | 86 |
| September 2024 | 54 | 53 | 53 (100%) | 81 |
| September 2023 | 55 | 49 | 49 (100%) | 71 |
| September 2022 | 52 | 51 | 51 (100%) | 72 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 116 | 163 | 111 (68%) | 547 |
| September 2025 | 122 | 167 | 117 (70%) | 472 |
| September 2024 | 130 | 170 | 114 (67%) | 525 |
| September 2023 | 129 | 167 | 116 (69%) | 437 |
| September 2022 | 131 | 158 | 120 (76%) | 429 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Wirral’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 67 | Not published | Not published | 27% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 71 | Not published | Not published | 27% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 65 | 3% England 1% | 25% England 18% | 29% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 74 | 0% England 1% | 14% England 15% | 14% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 67 | 1% England 1% | 25% England 16% | 27% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 76 | 0% England 1% | 18% England 14% | 28% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 134 | 49.1 | — | 44.0% | 9.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 137 | 50.5 | — | 45.3% | — | 44.5% | 4.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 129 | 47.7 | +0.43 | 38.0% | — | 54.3% | 4.2 |
| 2022/2023 | 133 | 51.3 | +0.63 | 49.6% | — | 36.8% | 4.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 107 | 50.4 | +0.29 | — | — | 50.0% | 4.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wirral for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 135877 |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Principal Elizabeth de Boorder |
| Trust | GDST ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | CH43 1TY |
| Pupils | 1,212 |
| FSM eligible | 18.1% |
Contact and identifiers
86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1TY
http://www.birkenheadhigh.gdst.net/Pages/default.aspx1516525777| DfE number | 6905 |
| UKPRN | 10027544 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2009 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 18 Jun 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 25 Apr 2023 |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2023 |