Birkenhead High School Academy

86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY

Academy sponsor led for ages 3–19 in Prenton. Girls intake.

Birkenhead High School Academy is a non-selective all-through academy for girls in Prenton, Wirral, teaching ages 3 to 19. It has nursery classes and a sixth form.

Ofsted rated the academy Good in June 2023. At GCSE, Attainment 8 was 50.5, and 45.3% achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths.

At Key Stage 2, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the A-level average grade was C+.

Ages 3–19 · All-through

1,212 pupils · On roll

Academy sponsor led · Girls

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Good

OfstedReport published Jun 2023

KS2 reading, writing and maths61%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 0% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 850.5

(pupils averaged about grade 5, the old grade B/C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths45.3%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultC+

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade C; 3.1% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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