All-through
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 1226 of 1293 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- GDST ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
45%
50.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 61% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 |
| Entered the EBacc | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.87 |
| A level students | 44 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 66% |
| 23/24 | 72% |
| 24/25 | 61% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42% |
| 22/23 | 50% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.1 |
| 22/23 | 33.0 |
| 23/24 | 32.3 |
| 24/25 | 34.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wirral admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Elizabeth de Boorder
- Address
- 86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY
- Telephone
- 01516525777