Birtenshaw School Merseyside
82 Higher Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Mathews
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 145182
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513178277
About this school
Birtenshaw School Merseyside is an independent special school in Merseyside. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Birtenshaw School Merseyside under its current framework. 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
Birtenshaw School Merseyside has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Birtenshaw School Merseyside has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 79
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Heights High School0.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Liverpool
-
Bank View High School0.3 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Redbridge High School0.3 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Hazel Cottage School1.0 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Cavendish View School1.0 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Merseyside
- A.R.T.S. Education Special schools
- Utopia Special schools
- Allanson Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- ES Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Birtenshaw School Merseyside teach?
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Merseyside.
- Who is the headteacher of Birtenshaw School Merseyside?
- The headteacher of Birtenshaw School Merseyside is Miss Rachel Mathews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birtenshaw School Merseyside been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Birtenshaw School Merseyside under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Birtenshaw School Merseyside?
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Birtenshaw School Merseyside full?
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside has capacity for 80 pupils and 79 on roll (99%), 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 Birtenshaw School Merseyside a faith school?
- No. Birtenshaw School Merseyside has no designated religious character.
- What are Birtenshaw School Merseyside's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birtenshaw School Merseyside'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 24 July 2026.