Birkenhead High School Academy in Prenton - ratings, address, contact etc

Birkenhead High School Academy is a all-through school located in Prenton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	86 Devonshire Place, Prenton, CH43 1TY
Website:	http://www.birkenheadhigh.gdst.net/Pages/default.aspx
Telephone:	01516525777
School Type:	Academy sponsor led
Education phase:	All-through
Local authority:	Wirral
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Rebecca Mahony
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	135877

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 19
Gender:	Girls
School Capacity:	998
Number of Pupils:	1186
Number of Boys:	0
Number of Girls:	1186

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	11.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.6 to -2.3

Writing

Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5 to -2

Maths

Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	64%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	7%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	104
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.28 Confidence interval 0.04 to 0.52

Of the 107 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 107 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	53%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	97%
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	30%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	47.6
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	4.06
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB	4out of 4	2,676 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerville Nursery School Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB	3out of 4	3,030 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Mount Grove , CH41 2UJ	3out of 4	1,263 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School Holm Lane , CH43 2HT	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bidston Avenue Primary School Tollemache Road , Claughton CH41 0DQ	3out of 4	1,356 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodchurch Road Primary School Woodchurch Road , Oxton CH42 9LJ	2out of 4	1,432 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Portland Laird Street , Claughton CH41 0AB	1out of 4	1,444 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anselm's College Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ	3out of 4	274 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Birkenhead Park School Park Road South , CH43 4UY	2out of 4	643 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ridgeway High School Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB	2out of 4	1,900 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodchurch High School Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG	3out of 4	2,384 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Prenton High School for Girls Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR	3out of 4	2,919 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ	- not rated	917 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT	- not rated	2,200 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy 86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY	4out of 4	0 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkenhead School 58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD	- not rated	513 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School 157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ	4out of 4	1,188 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prenton Preparatory School Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY	- not rated	1,189 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA	- not rated	1,421 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kilgarth School Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA	4out of 4	1,561 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Birkenhead High School Academy86 Devonshire Place, Prenton