Birkdale School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber S10 3DH · Sheffield
#203 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2369 of 4,090 nationally
About Birkdale School
Birkdale School is a independent all-through located in Sheffield, in the Sheffield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 4–19. In 2025 it enrolled 721 students. Fee-paying independent schools. Most do not publish Key Stage results in the government performance tables.
Its Success Index (England) is 41.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 203rd of 366 ranked all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (92th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 721; capacity filled 82.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 0%; ebacc average points 4.41.
There are 200 schools in Sheffield; Birkdale School ranks 98th of 189 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)43.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)0%
- A level points per entry (10%)44.1
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)–
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Birkdale School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 721
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Capacity filled
- 82.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 43.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.41
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 44.1
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Birkdale School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Westbourne School
Sheffield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–16
276 students · 276 m away
Sheffield High School GDST
Sheffield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
695 students · 425 m away
Broomhill Infant School
Sheffield · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
109 students · 552 m away
King Edward VII School
Sheffield · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,729 students · 629 m away
St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
237 students · 678 m away
Lydgate Junior School
Sheffield · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
482 students · 750 m away
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,491 students · 843 m away
Hunter's Bar Junior School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
· 874 m away
Hunter's Bar Infant School
Sheffield · Academy primary · Ages 4–7
· 874 m away
Lydgate Infant School
Sheffield · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
339 students · 933 m away
Similar schools
Independent all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Queen Ethelburga's College
York · Independent secondary · Ages 14–19
736 students
Sheffield High School GDST
Sheffield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
695 students
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
Wakefield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
668 students
Ashville College
Harrogate · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
797 students
Pocklington School
York · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
641 students
Scarborough College
Scarborough · Independent all-through · Ages 3–18
623 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Birkdale School a good school?
Birkdale School has a Success Index (England) of 41.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #203 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Birkdale School rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Birkdale School ranks #203 of 366 all-through schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2369 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Birkdale School?
Birkdale School had 721 students in 2025.
Is Birkdale School a primary school or a secondary school?
Birkdale School is classified as a all-through covering Ages 4–19. It is a independent school.
What other schools are near Birkdale School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Birkdale School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.