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Birkdale High School | |
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Address | |
Windy Harbour Road , , PR8 3DT | |
Coordinates | 53°36′44″N3°01′27″W / 53.612357°N 3.024051°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Nihil Nisi Bonum (Only the best will do) |
Religious affiliation(s) | N/A |
Local authority | Sefton |
Specialist | Mathematics and Computing |
Department for Education URN | 137297 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headmaster | Gareth Banks |
Staff | 53 |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 908 |
Houses | Constantine, Turing and Hawking Houses |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue, blue and white |
Website | http://www.birkdalehigh.co.uk/ |
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 does not have a sixth form and only takes boys from ages 11–16.
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Birkdale was judged by Ofsted in 2006 as Good. [3]
In 2011 the school was judged Inadequate and placed into Special Measures. [4]
In 2013 Ofsted carried out a full inspection and gave the school a Good rating. [5]
In 2010, a former teaching assistant was charged with having sex with 2 16-year-old students whom she invited into her house in Hightown, in Merseyside and had Intercourse with. She got a 16 Month prison sentence. [6] Also a Former Headteacher was charged with historical sex offences in 2017. [7]
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