Birkdale School A GSG School
- Birkdale School
Oakholme Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 3DH - Head: Mr Peter Harris
- T 01142 668409
- F 01142 671947
- E admissions@birkdaleschool.org.uk
- W www.birkdaleschool.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Sheffield
- Pupils: 589 (561 boys, 28 girls); sixth formers: 196 (143 boys, 53 girls)
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £15,795 - £16,242 pa
- Open days: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: S. Anselm's School, Birkdale Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Head is particularly hot on ‘learning for its own sake’ and has developed several initiatives under the banner ‘intellectual curiosity’. Pastoral care is high on the agenda emanating from the school’s strong Christian ethos. It is not heavy-handed but focuses on nurture and mutual respect with the advantage that the school is small enough for everyone to know everyone. Parents are particularly effusive about the sixth form, one described its…
What the school says...
Birkdale is the only school in Sheffield which combines an exclusive focus on boys aged 4 to 16 years with a thriving co-educational Sixth Form.
Our care for each individuals needs is at the heart of what we do. Birkdale is a school where all pupils can reach their full potential. A place where hard work, individual attention, discipline and good manners are underpinned by Christian values.
Standards of teaching and learning are outstanding with our pupils gaining some of the best exam results in the region.
Senior School entry - Y7 entrance test: January/February in year of entry; Y8-Y10 - maths, English and reasoning tests. Typically no admission in Y11. SIxth Form entry subject to satisfactory GCSE results, reference and interview. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
Since January 2019, Peter Harris MSc BSc PGCE NPQH, previously principal of Ewell Castle School in Surrey. He used to be head of geography here before moving on to become vice principal at Bournemouth Collegiate School. Three children; he enjoys outdoor pursuits including cycling, climbing and sailing, and is a member of his local Anglican Church.
Entrance
Year group of 72 with around 60 per cent from the prep and remainder from a range of other primaries. Entrance is by exam at 11 for all, with school reference also required. Top 12-16 are invited back for a second day, after which scholarships are allocated. Most boys from the prep continue to the senior school, with a small handful moving to the state system or boarding. Prep parents are forewarned if the senior school is not...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Meeting the learning needs of pupils with SEN is the responsibility of all teachers at Birkdale School and is achieved in the first instance through Quality First teaching. Some of our pupils may require additional support. The learning support department offers a range of small group and 1:1 interventions. The programme offered reflects the needs of our pupils and currently includes support in spelling, reading, handwriting, processing speed, working memory, study skills and revision. Coaching is also offered. Interventions typically run for no longer than a term, when progress is reviewed and next steps identified. Provision for our pupils is based on the 'graduated approach', as advocated in the SEN Code of Practice. It is important that pupils and their parents have a say in the support we give. To facilitate this, there are regular opportunities to meet and the department has an open door policy.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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