Birkdale High School
Academy converter secondary school in Southport (Sefton).
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iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first11 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Farnborough Road Infant School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough Road Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 428 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Farnborough Road Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 468 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2014) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 447 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Greenbank High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,025 | Good, 2022 |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 190 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 822 | Good, 2023 |
| Birkdale Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 430 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Merefield SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 116 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Shoreside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2023 |
| Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 181 | Good, 2024 |
| Linaker Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 359 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 165
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