Attendance Officer
Full timeCloses 2 Nov
We are looking for an energetic, caring and positive Attendance Officer who is committed to supporting young people and their families. You will enjoy building trusting…
Birkenhead Park School
Academy in Birkenhead, United Kingdom
- Head
- Danielle Dawes, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- Bepart Educational Trust
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 767
- Curriculum
- Cambridge
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Location
- Birkenhead, CH43 4UY, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01516521574
- Website
- birkenheadparkschool.com
- Government identifier
- URN 136411 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Report card, 30 June 2026: strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met
Last graded Requires improvement (graded 14 November 2023)
Vacancies (2)
PA to Senior Leadership Team
£22,296 to £23,023 a yearFull timeCloses 2 Nov
This is an opportunity to play a central role in the day to day running of The Birkenhead Park School, providing organised and professional support to our Deputy Headteachers and…
Support role
Pupils (2025/26) 731 pupils · 38% girls · 69.4% eligible for free school meals · 20.2% with English as an additional language. DfE school census.
Special educational needs (2025/26) 186 (25.4%) on SEN support · 38 (5.2%) with an education, health and care plan. DfE, Special educational needs in England.
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 39.1 | 24.6% |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 30.4% |
| 2023/24 | 33.8 | 15.6% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (30 June 2026)
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | Report card | Strong standard in 3 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met |
| 14 November 2023 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
| 18 March 2021 | Monitoring visit | Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances |
| 12 November 2019 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 48.8 | 15.0 | – | 0 | £47,520 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 16.4 | 17% | 1 | £44,063 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 16.7 | 19% | 1 | £42,520 |
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 16.7 | 21% | 0 | £43,331 |
| 2021/22 | 43.4 | 16.9 | 7% | 0 | £40,232 |
| 2020/21 | 40.6 | 17.2 | 14% | 0 | £39,448 |
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 39.5 | 16.9 | 16% | 0 | £35,728 |
| 2018/19 | 39.4 | 15.4 | 21% | 0 | £37,436 |
| 2017/18 | 33.6 | 16.7 | 18% | 0 | £38,078 |
| 2016/17 | 30.4 | 17.3 | 22% | 0 | £41,638 |
| 2015/16 | 36.7 | 14.1 | 24% | 0 | £39,842 |
| 2014/15 | 45.3 | 12.7 | 24% | 0 | £41,564 |
| 2013/14 | 48.1 | 13.7 | 21% | 0 | £43,592 |
| 2012/13 | 61.2 | 13.0 | 25% | 0 | £42,751 |
| 2011/12 | 76.0 | 11.9 | 27% | 0 | £41,663 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6.5% | 2.6% | 18.9% | 1.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 2.8% | 17.6% | 2.9% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 5.3% | 30.9% | 6.8% |
| 2022/23 | 13.0% | 6.6% | 38.9% | 6.3% |
| 2021/22 | 19.1% | 10.5% | 58.8% | 9.3% |
| 2020/21 | 13.6% | 5.2% | 39.4% | 6.3% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 2.8% | 19.1% | 1.2% |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 3.0% | 18.8% | 0.8% |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 3.3% | 16.6% | 2.1% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching. Most often advertised: Teacher of English, Teacher of Geography, Teacher of History. Last advertised October 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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