Birkenhead High School Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 86 Devonshire Place
 Prenton
 Merseyside CH43 1TY
Telephone: 0151 652 5777

School Type

Phase: Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 3-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from Birkenhead High School
Trust: GDST Academy Trust
Sponsor: Girls' Day School Trust (GDST)

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Elizabeth de Boorder (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Rebecca Mahony
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 72.42 / 24.22
Non-teaching Staff*: 61.48
Number of pupils: 1212
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.7
Sex: Girls
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.10% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 30.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 23.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Wirral
Constituency: Birkenhead
Electoral Ward: Claughton
School Number: 3446905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th April 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Anselm's College (0.3km) show on map
  2. Birkenhead School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Birkenhead Park School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Birkenhead Sixth Form College (0.8km) show on map
  5. Townfield Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Prenton Preparatory School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Wirral Hospitals' School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Bidston Avenue Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Kilgarth School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Woodchurch Road Academy (1.3km) show on map
  13. Progress Schools - Wirral (1.3km) show on map
  14. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  15. Co-op Academy Portland (1.5km) show on map
  16. The Priory Parish CofE Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  18. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (1.6km) show on map
  19. Woodlands Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  20. Co-op Academy Hillside (1.6km) show on map
  21. Ridgeway High School (1.7km) show on map
  22. Devonshire Park Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  23. Cathcart Street Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  24. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  25. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  26. Wirral Metropolitan College (2.0km) show on map
  27. Mersey Park Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  28. Horizons Independent School (2.2km) show on map
  29. IMPACT Northwest Schools (2.2km) show on map
  30. Manor Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  31. Woodchurch High School (2.3km) show on map
  32. Prenton Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  33. Wirral Wrap (2.3km) show on map
  34. Foxfield School (2.4km) show on map
  35. St Paul's Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  36. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  37. Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre (2.4km) show on map
  38. Fender Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  39. Well Lane Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  40. Progress Schools - Hamilton Square (2.5km) show on map
  41. Bedford Drive Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  42. The Observatory School (2.6km) show on map
  43. Prenton High School for Girls (2.7km) show on map
  44. Kingsway Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  45. Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  46. Somerville Nursery School (2.9km) show on map
  47. Gilbrook School (3.0km) show on map
  48. Meadowside School (3.0km) show on map
  49. Utopia (3.0km) show on map
  50. Weatherhead High School (3.0km) show on map
  51. Park Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  52. Hayfield School (3.1km) show on map
  53. Woodchurch CofE Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  54. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey (3.1km) show on map
  55. Rock Ferry Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  56. Upton Hall School FCJ (3.2km) show on map
  57. Somerville Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  58. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton (3.2km) show on map
  59. Overchurch Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  60. Overchurch Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  61. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Volunta... (3.4km) show on map
  62. Riverside Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  63. Edstart Schools Wirral (3.5km) show on map
  64. Orrets Meadow School (3.5km) show on map
  65. Chapelhill Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  66. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  67. Egremont Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  68. The Mosslands School (3.7km) show on map
  69. Leasowe Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  70. The Oldershaw School (3.9km) show on map
  71. Higher Bebington Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  72. Town Lane Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  73. Liscard Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  74. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  75. St George's Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  76. Eastway Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  77. Clare Mount Specialist Sports College (4.1km) show on map
  78. St John's Catholic Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  79. St John's Catholic Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  80. St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  81. Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  82. Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts (4.2km) show on map
  83. Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Pr... (4.3km) show on map
  84. St John Plessington Catholic College (4.3km) show on map
  85. Brookdale Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  86. Grove Street Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  87. Castleway Nursery School (4.5km) show on map
  88. Castleway Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  89. Co-op Academy Bebington (4.5km) show on map
  90. Greenleas Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  91. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  92. Cities in Schools at Unit 302 (4.6km) show on map
  93. Thingwall Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  94. Mount Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  95. St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  96. Brackenwood Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  97. Elleray Park School (4.8km) show on map
  98. Brackenwood Infant School (4.9km) show on map
  99. Lingham Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  100. Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery... (4.9km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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