Founded by Maurice Asterley, in 1904, the school provides education underpinned by a strong Christian ethos.

Birkdale is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a registered charity, educating roughly 1000 students per annum.

[citation needed] At the start of the Second World War, the school evacuated to Derbyshire under Roberts, Head Master in 1939.

After the war, Roberts moved his pupils to Uttoxeter creating Brocksford Hall School, whilst twenty boys returned to Oakholme Road under Heeley in 1942 who later became Head Master in 1943.

[citation needed] The period of greatest growth within the School was overseen during the tenure of the M. D. A. Hepworth, Head Master from 1983 to 1998.

The Octagon, a music practice room designed to amplify sound was added to the original Oakholme Building in 1989.

[citation needed] The Head Master is Mr Peter Harris, who was previously the Principal of Ewell Castle School and taught Geography at Birkdale between 1998 and 2009.

There was a £2 million investment after acquiring a 125 year lease for the 30 acre Castle Dyke playing fields and the construction of a new state-of- the-art Sports Pavilion, which opened in 2006.

During the 2007–08 school year, the U16 Rugby team reached the national quarter final of the Daily Mail Vase.

The trips are considered crucial in maintaining strong personal links with contacts in Nepal, and helping charitable funds to be focused effectively.