Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Birkenhead Park School

11–16Ages
731Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136411URN

Park Road South, Birkenhead, CH43 4UY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

284 applications for 152 places · 15th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.1of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

12th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

284 applications · 152 places offered · 132 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 1.2; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 1.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 1.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 1.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 1.4; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 1.6; Wirral median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	152	284	1.9	132	0.87
Sep 2025	114	212	1.9	93	0.82
Sep 2024	168	280	1.7	144	0.86
Sep 2023	179	216	1.2	116	0.65
Sep 2022	168	234	1.4	120	0.71
Sep 2021	180	193	1.1	93	0.52
Sep 2020	163	201	1.2	104	0.64
Sep 2019	167	218	1.3	108	0.65
Sep 2018	166	212	1.3	98	0.59
Sep 2017	150	168	1.1	90	0.60
Sep 2016	110	148	1.4	62	0.56
Sep 2015	105	154	1.5	58	0.55
Sep 2014	98	160	1.6	67	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

130 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.112th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%15th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths42%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	130	39.1	25%	42%	–
2024/25	138	39.9	30%	49%	–
2023/24	122	33.8	16%	35%	−0.55
2022/23	133	32.4	17%	35%	−0.64

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 Park SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
0.4 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
2.3 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Prenton High School for Girls
2.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Woodchurch High School
2.8 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
2.8 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
The Mosslands School
3.5 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Oldershaw
3.6 km · Wirral

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 29.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136411 · 344/4798
Trust: Bepart Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 731 on roll
Free school meals: 69.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2011
Address: Park Road South, Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Local authority: Wirral

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