Greenbank High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southport · PR8 2LT · Sefton
Ages 11–16
- Att850.0
- P80.0
- EM5+52%
- Absence9.5%
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 137297
Birkdale High School
Academy converter · Southport · PR8 3DT
Ages 11–16 · 936 pupils · Sefton
Ofsted
Expected standard
Attainment 8
50.7
Overall absence
8.0%
Admissions demand
1.01 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-04-14
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.22
−20+2
Attainment 850.7
English & maths grade 5+54%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry66%
EBacc APS: 4.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.9%
Unauthorised4.3%
- Authorised absence
- 3.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 959
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.01 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
184
Places offered
183
1st-preference offers
177
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 336
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 183
- Applications from outside LA
- 17
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 4
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
936 pupils · 940 places
- Pupils on roll
- 936
- Boys / girls
- 936 / 0
- School capacity
- 940
- Capacity fill
- 936 / 940 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- FSM pupils
- 208
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Southport Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Banks
Location
- Address
- Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale
- Postcode
- PR8 3DT
- Town
- Southport
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Sefton
- District
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Southport, Sefton, 936 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 22.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Voluntary aided school · Secondary
Southport · PR8 4EX · Sefton
Ages 11–18
- Att841.5
- P8-0.6
- EM5+37%
- Absence9.9%
1.3 miles away
Meols Cop High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Southport · PR8 6JS · Sefton
Ages 11–16
- Att841.1
- P8-0.2
- EM5+35%
- Absence8.5%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Banks
- Telephone
- 01704577253