Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South, Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Dawes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Bepart Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 731
- URN
- 136411
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516521574
About this school
Birkenhead Park School is a secondary academy in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 731 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birkenhead Park School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 133 | 122 | 138 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.4 | 33.8 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.90 to -0.39 | -0.55 -0.82 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 17% | 15.6% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 35% | 35.2% | 48.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 23.8% | 14.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Birkenhead Park School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.4 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 757 |
| 2023/24 | 746 |
| 2024/25 | 767 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birkenhead Park School compares
Birkenhead Park School ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.9 | 6.9% | 66.1% | 731 | — |
| St Anselm's College | 57.2 | 5.3% | 14% | 1,002 | 0.3 miles |
| Ridgeway High School | 39.2 | 12.8% | 58.7% | 858 | 1.4 miles |
| Prenton High School for Girls | 38.9 | 15% | 45.1% | 770 | 1.7 miles |
| Woodchurch High School | 37.9 | 11.6% | 39.5% | 1,399 | 1.7 miles |
| Weatherhead High School | 41.9 | 11.2% | 39.6% | 1,500 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.1%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.93%
- Persistent absence
- 16.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anselm's College0.3 miles
Secondary · Prenton
-
Ridgeway High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Prenton
-
Prenton High School for Girls1.7 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
-
Woodchurch High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Weatherhead High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Wallasey
Other schools in Birkenhead
- Prenton High School for Girls Secondary
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Portland Primary
- Devonshire Park Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Nicola McNamee (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Nicola McNamee to Mrs Danielle Dawes recorded 16 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Birkenhead Park School teach?
- Birkenhead Park School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Birkenhead Park School?
- The headteacher of Birkenhead Park School is Mrs Danielle Dawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birkenhead Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birkenhead Park School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Birkenhead Park School?
- Birkenhead Park School has 731 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Birkenhead Park School full?
- Birkenhead Park School has capacity for 750 pupils and 731 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Birkenhead Park School a faith school?
- No. Birkenhead Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Birkenhead Park School a selective school?
- No. Birkenhead Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Birkenhead Park School part of an academy trust?
- Birkenhead Park School is part of BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Birkenhead Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.4 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birkenhead Park School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Birkenhead Park School ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birkenhead Park School's absence rate?
- Birkenhead Park School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birkenhead Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birkenhead Park School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 16 July 2026.