Birkdale High School
Academy converter · 936 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9
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Meols Cop High School
- Pupils on roll
- 916of 925 places
- Free school meals
- 33.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 173
- Ofsted
- Good, 2 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Meols Cop High School (URN 104956, until 1 April 2023).
What the data says
Meols Cop High School has no sixth form. Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 74% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
11% 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: 25% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 across England and 42.9 in Sefton, with 36% 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 | Meols Cop High School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 180 | 3,063 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 74% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Meols Cop High School | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.7 | 42.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.6 | 31.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.5 | 47.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 171 | 99% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 64% |
| Mathematics | 171 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 71% |
| English Literature | 165 | 95% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 113 | 65% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 99 | 57% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 73% |
| Geography | 60 | 35% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 57 | 33% | 18% | 2% | 20% | 49% |
| Chemistry | 53 | 31% | 23% | 34% | 47% | 75% |
| Physics | 53 | 31% | 23% | 36% | 46% | 83% |
| Biology | 53 | 31% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 77% |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 29% | 31% | 24% | 32% | 78% |
| Design and Technology | 49 | 28% | 11% | 10% | 23% | 76% |
| Art and Design | 43 | 25% | 7% | 26% | 24% | 77% |
| Spanish | 38 | 22% | 19% | 8% | 27% | 84% |
| Dance | 15 | 9% | 1% | 13% | 27% | 67% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 8% | 13% | 7% | 30% | 64% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 6% | 8% | 36% | 21% | 91% |
| Drama | 11 | 6% | 7% | 27% | 27% | 73% |
| Graphic Communication | 11 | 6% | 1% | 36% | 23% | 73% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 50 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 34 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 33 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Sefton
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
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Deyes High School
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Formby High School
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Greenbank High School
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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.