Birkdale Primary School is a primary school located in Southport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Matlock Road, Southport

School Information

Address: Matlock Road, Southport, PR8 4EL
Website: http://www.birkdaleprimary.com
Telephone: 01704567516
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nick Sheeran
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104860

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 410
Number of Pupils: 444
Number of Boys: 231
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.5
Writing
N/A: 1.7 Confidence interval 0 to 3.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkdale Primary School
Matlock Road , Birkdale PR8 4EL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Everton Road , Birkdale PR8 4BT 		3out of 4 296 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street , PR8 5DB 		3out of 4 761 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Grantham Road , PR8 4LT 		3out of 4 1,375 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Hampton Road , PR8 6SS 		3out of 4 1,575 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road , PR8 4EX 		2out of 4 660 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Greenbank High School
Hastings Road , PR8 2LT 		4out of 4 1,941 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Meols Cop High School
Meols Cop Road , PR8 6JS 		4out of 4 2,402 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road , Birkdale PR8 3DT 		3out of 4 2,725 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southport College
Mornington Road , PR9 0TT 		- not rated 2,098 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arden College
40 Derby Road , PR9 0TZ 		- not rated 2,016 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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