Birkdale School
Other independent school · Mixed · Sheffield
Oakholme Road, Sheffield, S10 3DH
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
721
Capacity used
Has space83%
873 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Bowles
- Address
- Oakholme Road, Sheffield, S10 3DH
- Phone
- 01142668408
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Ward / constituency
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 107163
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
721 pupils · 873 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.62 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 68 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.09 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 29.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 76 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 61 | 74% | 95% | 97% | |
| Physics | 61 | 77% | 95% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 70% | 95% | 98% | |
| Geography | 52 | 69% | 96% | 100% | |
| French | 32 | 53% | 81% | 91% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 73% | 97% | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 82% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 17 | 47% | 88% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 14 | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 13 | 54% | 77% | 92% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 25% | 67% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 10% | 26% | 65% | |
| Mathematics | 28 | 43% | 82% | 96% | |
| Economics | 25 | 24% | 52% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 14% | 43% | 62% | |
| Biology | 19 | 11% | 53% | 68% | |
| Physics | 18 | 22% | 50% | 61% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 17% | 42% | 83% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 12 | 25% | 67% | 92% | |
| Geography | 11 | 18% | 36% | 82% | |
| History | 10 | 10% | 40% | 90% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 8 | 13% | 75% | 100% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 43% | 43% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16103: Birkdale School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 17 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.