Birkdale High School is an all-boys

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with academy status situated in

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. Located close to neighbouring schools

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and

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(the equivalent girls' school), Birkdale was originally a

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al school known as Birkdale Secondary Modern School. The school does not have a sixth form and only takes boys from ages 11–16.

Notable former pupils

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Ofsted

Birkdale was judged by

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in 2006 as Good. In 2011 the school was judged Inadequate and placed into Special Measures. In 2013 Ofsted carried out a full inspection and gave the school a Good rating.

Notable Incidents

In 2010, a former teaching assistant was charged with having sex with 2 16-year-old students whom she invited into her house in Hightown, in

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and had Intercourse with. She got a 16 Month prison sentence. Also a Former Headteacher was charged with historical sex offences in 2017.

References

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