Birkenhead Sixth Form College specialises in

A Level The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...

& BTEC education and is rated as 'Outstanding' by

Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training ...

. In February 2018, TES FE Awards named the College UK 'Sixth Form College of the Year'. The college prioritizes

social mobility Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society. It is a change in social status relative to one's current social location within a given socie ...

, with its dedication being recognised with national and regional awards. The

Association of Colleges The Association of Colleges (AoC) is a not-for-profit membership organisation in England set up by colleges to act as their collective voice, representing further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and ...

named Birkenhead Sixth Form College as the winner of their Beacon Award for Social Mobility and Widening Participation 2018/19, while the Sixth Form Colleges Association and Educate North awards have also recognised the college's commitment to social mobility with award wins. Independent data analyst specialists Alps have placed Birkenhead Sixth Form College's A Level results in the top 10% nationally for student progression for the last four consecutive years, and progress scores in both A Levels and BTECs are consistently in the top in area-wide results. More than 50% of results in summer 2019 were high grades of A*-B at A Level and Distinction* or Distinction at BTEC. Nearly 90% of students go on to university each year, with a quarter of that figure going to

Russell Group The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in Cambridge and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to governme ...

universities. Many who go on to higher education are the first generation in their families to do so. Other graduates have gone on to prestigious apprenticeships with the likes of

Unilever Unilever PLC () is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded on 2 September 1929 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever B ...

and Hill Dickinson.

Location

Birkenhead Sixth Form College is situated in Claughton Village, near

Birkenhead Park Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. Birkenhead park was designated a conservation area in 1977 and declared a Grade I N ...

on the Wirral peninsula.

Birkenhead Park railway station Birkenhead Park railway station is a station serving the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. It lies on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. History The name of the station comes from nearby Birkenhead Park, one of the UK's fi ...

is situated nearby and a variety of local bus routes serve the area.

Facilities

Birkenhead Sixth Form College underwent a £3.5 million refurbishment which was completed in 2014. This saw the addition of: * New School of Art and Design * New Humanities building * New science laboratories * New learning support area * 8SQ student refectory and canteen * New reception and frontage The refurbishment was led by Rachel Clegg, a former student of Birkenhead Sixth Form College who is now a practising architect.

References

External links

Birkenhead Sixth Form College homepage
Education in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral International Baccalaureate schools in England Educational institutions established in 1988 Sixth form colleges in Merseyside 1988 establishments in England {{UK-university-stub