Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Birkenhead High School Academy

3–19Ages
1,226Pupils
All-throughPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
135877URN

86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.7per place

2.6 above Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

547 applications for 116 places · 1st of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.1of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

7th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.7applications per place, Year 7

2.6 above Wirral median (2.1) 2.5 above England median (2.2)

547 applications · 116 places offered · 163 named it first

2026 4.7; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 3.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 4.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 3.4; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 3.3; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 3.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 3.0; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 3.1; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 3.2; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 3.3; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 2.4; Wirral median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.7 per place (94 applications for 56 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	116	547	4.7	163	1.41
Sep 2025	122	472	3.9	167	1.37
Sep 2024	130	525	4.0	170	1.31
Sep 2023	129	437	3.4	167	1.29
Sep 2022	131	429	3.3	158	1.21
Sep 2021	131	501	3.8	176	1.34
Sep 2020	134	403	3.0	180	1.34
Sep 2019	134	419	3.1	219	1.63
Sep 2018	133	301	2.3	170	1.28
Sep 2017	106	297	2.8	167	1.58
Sep 2016	109	346	3.2	178	1.63
Sep 2015	108	351	3.3	213	1.97
Sep 2014	107	256	2.4	122	1.14

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

134 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.17th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%8th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	134	49.1	44%	72%	–
2024/25	137	50.5	45%	71%	–
2023/24	129	47.7	38%	72%	+0.43
2022/23	133	51.3	50%	75%	+0.63

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Birkenhead High School AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
0.3 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead Park School
0.6 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
1.7 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Woodchurch High School
2.2 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Prenton High School for Girls
2.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
3.0 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Upton Hall School FCJ
3.3 km · Wirral

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 65.6Attainment 8 Selective
The Mosslands School
3.6 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 135877 · 344/6905
Trust: Gdst Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,293 pupils · 1,226 on roll
Free school meals: 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2009
Replaced: Birkenhead High School (URN 105124)
Address: 86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources