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Birkenhead Park School

Academy sponsor led · Birkenhead · CH43 4UY

Ages 11–16 · 731 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

33.8

Overall absence

10.2%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.55
−20+2
Attainment 833.8
English & maths grade 5+16%
English & maths grade 4+35%
EBacc entry24%

EBacc APS: 2.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.9%
Unauthorised5.2%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
7.6%
Enrolments in measure
806

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

144

Places offered

168

1st-preference offers

144

Total preferences (any rank)
280
Preferred offers (top 3)
163
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
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 fill97%

731 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
731
Boys / girls
452 / 279
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
731 / 750 (97%)
Free school meals
69.4%
FSM pupils
507
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

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: BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Bepart Educational Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Danielle Dawes

Location

Address
Park Road South
Postcode
CH43 4UY
Town
Birkenhead
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
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.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Birkenhead, Wirral, 731 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 69.4%.

Open schools in Birkenhead
21
Secondary schools in Birkenhead
2
Academies among open schools in Birkenhead
33% (7)
Open schools in CH43
17
Secondary in CH43
3
Open schools in Wirral LA
136
Secondary in Wirral LA
19

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Upton Hall School FCJ

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Danielle Dawes
Telephone
01516521574
Website
http://www.birkenheadparkschool.com/

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