Greenbank High School
Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Davina Aspinall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Southport Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,030
- Pupils on roll
- 1,025
- URN
- 137604
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704567591
About this school
Greenbank High School is a girls' secondary academy in Southport. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,025 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- 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 | 204 | 214 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 50.0 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.16 to +0.55 | +0.04 -0.15 to +0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 52.3% | 50.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 75.7% | 69.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 80.8% | 79.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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 Greenbank High 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.9 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 1,046 |
| 2024/25 | 1,034 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenbank High School compares
Greenbank High School ranked 3rd of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 9.4% | 19.7% | 1,025 | — |
| Birkdale High School | 51.9 | 7.7% | 21.8% | 936 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 41.8 | 9.1% | 31.9% | 822 | 1.1 miles |
| Meols Cop High School | 44.7 | 8.2% | 31.2% | 916 | 2.5 miles |
| Stanley High School | 40.6 | 9.2% | 24.2% | 783 | 3.9 miles |
| Formby High School | 54.3 | 9.3% | 14.4% | 1,157 | 4.6 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)
- 19.73%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.38%
- Persistent absence
- 23.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Birkdale High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre1.1 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Meols Cop High School2.5 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Stanley High School3.9 miles
Secondary · Southport
-
Formby High School4.6 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Southport
Greenbank High School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Southport.
- Birkdale High School Secondary
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Meols Cop High School Secondary
- Stanley High School Secondary
- Crossens Nursery School Nursery
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenbank High School teach?
- Greenbank High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenbank High School?
- The headteacher of Greenbank High School is Ms Davina Aspinall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenbank High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenbank High 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 big is Greenbank High School?
- Greenbank High School has 1,025 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Greenbank High School full?
- Greenbank High School has capacity for 1,030 pupils and 1,025 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greenbank High School a faith school?
- No. Greenbank High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Greenbank High School a selective school?
- No. Greenbank High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Greenbank High School?
- Greenbank High School is part of SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greenbank High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenbank High School rank locally?
- Greenbank High School ranked 3rd of 17 secondary schools in Sefton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenbank High School's absence rate?
- Greenbank High School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenbank High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenbank High 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 1 July 2026.