School Performance Exam Results
2025 Exam Results at Birkdale High School
Boys at Birkdale High School consistently outperform boys nationally and the results for 2025Â are no exception. The headline figures below details some of the key successes of our boys last summer.Â
| Headline Figures | 2025 Exams | 2024 Exams |
|---|---|---|
| Attaiment 8 | 51.8 | 50.7 |
| Progress 8 | n/a | 0.24 |
| % Ebacc Entry | 78 | 66 |
| % Ebacc (strong pass 5+) | 31 | 22 |
| % ebacc (standard pass 4+) | 44 | 36 |
| % 5+ in English & Mathematics | 57 | 54 |
| % 4+ in English & Mathematics | 74 | 72 |
| % Grades at 7+English | 37 | 31 |
| % Grades at 5+ English | 68 | 58 |
| % Grades at 4+ English | 80 | 83 |
| % Grades at 7+ Mathematics | 21 | 25 |
| % Grades at 5+ Mathematics | 66 | 67 |
| % Grades at 4+ Mathematics | 80 | 75 |
More headline figures
74% of all grades awarded were at 4+ (2024 – 73, National boys – 67.5, National girls – 73.6)
59% of all grades awarded were at 5+ (2024 – 56, National – 54.6)
26% of all grades awarded were at 7+ (2024 – 23, National boys – 20.5, National girls – 25.5)
72% of the boys achieved 5 grades at 4+ including English & Maths (2024 – 72)
52% of the boys achieved 5 grades at 5+ including English & Maths (2024 – 54)
23% of the boys achieved 5 grades at 7+ (2024 – 20)
14% of the boys achieved 8 grades at 7+ (2024 – 12)
111 grade 9s were awarded across 16 subjects (2024 – 74)
departmental results
Department for Education School Performance Tables
The Department for Education publishes performance tables for all schools. These allow parents and prospective parents to view the achievements of all schools in greater detail.
Click here to access the Department for Education Performance Tables for Birkdale High School
Staff and students at Birkdale High School were delighted to celebrate another set of fantastic results at GCSE and in vocational qualifications.
Gareth Banks, Headteacher, said: “ We are so proud of all of our pupils who received their GCSE results today. They worked incredibly hard and demonstrated amazing determination and resilience throughout their studies and examinations. The result of this work is some truly exceptional results for both the pupils and the school as a whole. I would also like to pay tribute to the fantastic hard work, dedication and expertise demonstrated by the teachers and all who work at Birkdale High School. We wish all the boys the best of luck in the future and wish them well as they embark on their next stage of their educational journey.”
Paul Blott, Chair of Governors, said: ”We are all pleased and proud to celebrate another great set of results. As Governors we want to congratulate all the pupils on their achievements and also thank our staff for their relentless support and dedication. We are passionate about the benefits of an all-boys education and feel privileged to see how it positively impacts on the success of our pupils. We wish them all the very best for the start of the new stage of their journey.”
There were some outstanding individual achievements, including the following boys who achieved 8 or more grades at 7 or above: Edward Beadell, Daniel Benge, Liam Chau, Oliver De Belle, Taylor Fensom, James Garnett, Harry Gregory, Alex Haikalis, Henry Leonard, Jacob Lowery, Reece Mercer, Bilal Patel, Jacob Rose, Jamal Ruffai, Jethro Seng, Daniel Tierney, Alexander Virgo, Nicholas Wiggett, Alexander Woods, Szymon Zaleskiewicz and Lucas Zeniou.
press release
Staff and students at Birkdale High School were delighted to celebrate another set of fantastic results at GCSE and in vocational qualifications.
Gareth Banks, Headteacher, said: “We are so proud of all our pupils who received their GCSE results today. They worked incredibly hard and demonstrated amazing determination and resilience throughout their studies and examinations. The result of this work is some truly exceptional results for both the pupils and the school as a whole. I would also like to pay tribute to the fantastic hard work, dedication and expertise demonstrated by the teachers and all who work at Birkdale High School. We wish all the boys the best of luck in the future and wish them well as they embark on their next stage of their educational journey.”
Paul Blott, Chair of Governors, said: “We are all pleased and proud to celebrate another great set of results. As Governors we want to congratulate all the pupils on their achievements and also thank our staff for their relentless support and dedication. We are passionate about the benefits of an all-boys education and feel privileged to see how it positively impacts on the success of our pupils. We wish them all the very best for the start of the new stage of their journey.”
There were some outstanding individual achievements. 25 boys achieved a grade 7 or higher, in 8 or more subjects.