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Birkdale High School

Windy Harbour Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3DT · URN 137297

Public data summary

7.0

out of 10 · 17 data sources

Coverage 50% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Boys
Capacity: 940
Local authority: Sefton

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.22
GCSE Attainment 8: 50.7

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.0%
Persistent absence: 22.9%
Free school meals: 18.0%
SEN support: 19.2%
English additional language: 11.6%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Average class size: 23.6
Staff turnover: 5.5%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

7.9

4 contributing signals

Progress

7.5

1 contributing signals

Attendance

4.9

5 contributing signals

Resources

8.3

2 contributing signals

Equity

5.8

5 contributing signals

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Official website

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