Birkdale High School
Academy converter secondary school in Southport (Sefton).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Birkdale High School is a secondary school located in Southport, Sefton. The school caters for boys pupils aged 11 to 16 and currently has 923 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 940. It is part of the SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Gareth Banks.
Key facts
- URN
- 137297
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Victoria Jamieson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jade Hooper | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mr Luke Cowap | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachael Brownhill | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Antony Eden | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Colin John Fenny | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gareth Banks | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Lisa Burke | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Collins | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Thomas Duffy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Michael Nicholson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Mark Savage Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record