Greenbank High School

Greenbank High School has performed well in its first inspection since becoming an academy, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas. The school is characterized by a positive atmosphere where pupils are happy, feel safe, and are well-supported by dedicated staff. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs. Despite the challenging context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has shown resilience and continues to improve the educational outcomes for its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel accepted at school.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupils' learning.
• Curriculum designed to deepen understanding over time.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged students.
• Effective assessment methods used by teachers.
• Thriving extra-curricular and enrichment activities offered.
• Strong focus on careers education helps pupils make informed decisions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, impacting their learning.
• Engagement with personal development programme and enrichment activities is inconsistent among some pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Greenbank High School attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.1% of pupils at Greenbank High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Greenbank High School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.4% of pupils at Greenbank High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Greenbank High School received £7,622 and spent £7,896 for each of its 1,039 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £319,000 (£307 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Southport Learning Trust, income was £7,959 and spending £8,218 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Southport · Sefton local authority: places and applications

Greenbank High School is part of Southport Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Birkdale High School Southport
• Merefield School Southport
• Kew Woods Primary School Southport
• Meols Cop High School Southport
• Stanley High School Southport
• Range High School Liverpool
• Maghull High School Liverpool
• Bedford Primary School Liverpool

What is Greenbank High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenbank High School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Greenbank High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenbank High School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Greenbank High School have?

Greenbank High School has 1,025 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenbank High School cover?

Greenbank High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Greenbank High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 49.9, and 47% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Greenbank High School?

Greenbank High School is at Hastings Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2LT.