SCHOOL PROFILE
Birkenhead High School Academy: data, trends and context
Birkenhead High School Academy is a all-through school in Wirral. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
135877
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Wirral
Region
North West
Trust
GDST ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
CH43 1TY
Gender intake
Girls
Religious character
Does not apply
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,226
FSM eligible
19.2%
EAL / First language other than English
8.0%
SEND (total)
21.9%
SEN Support
16.5%
EHCP
5.4%
White British
17.8%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
93.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
1.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.08%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
50.5
English & maths grade 5+
45.3%
English & maths grade 4+
70.8%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See Birkenhead High School Academy against 25 similar schools
Birkenhead High School Academy is a all-through school in Wirral. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.