Birkdale High School
Academy converter · 936 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9
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Litherland High School
- Pupils on roll
- 761of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 134
- Ofsted
- Good, 20 February 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Litherland High School (URN 104951, until 9 January 2015).
What the data says
Litherland High School has no sixth form. Of the 103 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 76% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Sefton, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sefton and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Litherland High School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 103 | 3,063 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 76% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Litherland High School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.7 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 40% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.5 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.0 | 47.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 134 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 64% |
| English Language | 134 | 100% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 67% |
| English Literature | 134 | 100% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 100 | 75% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 37% |
| History | 69 | 51% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 62% |
| Art and Design | 38 | 28% | 7% | 21% | 24% | 74% |
| Spanish | 36 | 27% | 19% | 17% | 27% | 67% |
| Computer Science | 33 | 25% | 13% | 3% | 30% | 48% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 23% | 23% | 16% | 47% | 90% |
| Biology | 31 | 23% | 23% | 16% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 31 | 23% | 23% | 16% | 46% | 94% |
| Photography | 29 | 22% | 6% | 45% | 19% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 25 | 19% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 60% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 18% | 31% | 8% | 32% | 42% |
| Geography | 24 | 18% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 54% |
| Design and Technology | 14 | 10% | 11% | 36% | 23% | 86% |
| French | 6 | 4% | 18% | 17% | 29% | 83% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Sports Coaching | 36 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 24 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 18 | — | — |
| Tourism | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Sefton
Chesterfield High School
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79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 822 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.8
Deyes High School
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87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.8
Formby High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,157 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.3
Greenbank High School
Academy converter · 1,025 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.