Birkenhead Park School is a secondary school located in Birkenhead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Road South, Birkenhead

School Information

Address: Park Road South, Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Website: http://www.birkenheadparkschool.com/
Telephone: 01516521574
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Johnson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136411

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 750
Number of Pupils: 700
Number of Boys: 392
Number of Girls: 308

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.13
Of the 95 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 91 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:34%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.21
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 2,538 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Aberdeen Street , CH41 4HS
3out of 4 925 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Mount Grove , CH41 2UJ
3out of 4 984 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Park Grove , CH41 2TD
2out of 4 1,045 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Price Street , CH41 8DU
4out of 4 1,133 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Cathcart Street Primary School
Dover Close , CH41 3JY
3out of 4 1,222 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 455 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 2,542 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR
3out of 4 2,923 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 3,023 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 1,016 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 1,585 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 4 643 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 830 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 1,133 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,147 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 1,284 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 1,432 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.