Birkdale High School, Southport

This article is about the school in Southport. For the school in Yorkshire, see Birkdale High School.

Birkdale High School
Motto	Nihil Nisi Bonum (Nothing if not good)
Type	Academy
Headmaster	Gil Bourgade
Location	Windy Harbour Road Southport Merseyside PR8 3DT United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°36′44″N 3°01′27″W / 53.612357°N 3.024051°W / 53.612357; -3.024051
Local authority	Sefton
DfE URN	137297 Tables
Staff	53
Students	908
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–16
Colours	Navy Blue, blue and white
Website	Official website

Birkdale High School is an all-boys secondary school with academy status situated in Southport in North West England. Located close to neighbouring schools Christ the King and Greenbank High School (the equivalent girls' school), Birkdale was originally a co-educational school known as Birkdale Secondary Modern School. The school lacks a sixth form and only takes boys from ages 11–16. The uniform consists of a blue blazer, black trousers, a shirt and a tie. A navy blue jumper is also optional. The school also has good public transport links, located near Hillside Rail Station.

Ofsted

Birkdale enjoyed a sustained period of positive Ofsted Reports, receiving 'Good with Outstanding Features' in 2005. The school led the league table in the Southport area for the highest number of A*-C Grades, but has since been overtaken by local mixed school Christ the King and Girls' School Greenbank.^[1] In 2011 however, the school failed its inspection and was placed into 'Special Measures' by the regulatory body.^[2] Ofsted returned in the coming months to find that progress had been made, but that there were still areas of wholly inadequate practice^[3] in the school.

In November 2013 Ofsted carried out a full inspection and gave the school a 'Good'^[4] rating, at which time the 'Special Measures' status of the school was rescinded.

References

Schools in Sefton

Secondary schools	Birkdale High School Chesterfield High School Christ the King Catholic High School Deyes High School Formby High School Greenbank High School The Hawthorne’s Free School Hillside High School Holy Family Catholic High School Litherland High School Maghull High School Maricourt Catholic School Meols Cop High School Range High School Sacred Heart Catholic College St Ambrose Barlow Catholic High School St Michael's Church of England High School Savio Salesian College Stanley High School

Independent schools	Merchant Taylors' Boys' School Merchant Taylors' Girls' School St Mary's College

FE & sixth form colleges	Hugh Baird College King George V College South Sefton College Southport College

Defunct schools	Bootle High School Seafield Convent Grammar School

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