Higher Bebington Junior School
Mill Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral, CH63 8QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Calveley
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 105009
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516081011
About this school
Higher Bebington Junior School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Higher Bebington Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 94 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 49% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 71% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 68% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Higher Bebington Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 365 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 370 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Higher Bebington Junior School compares
Higher Bebington Junior School ranked 27th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.7% | 17.6% | 361 | — |
| Town Lane Infant School | — | 4.8% | 9.4% | 322 | 0.3 miles |
| Brackenwood Junior School | 85% | 4.9% | 19.3% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Brackenwood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | 0.7 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.5% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.57%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 8.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Town Lane Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Brackenwood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Brackenwood Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St John's Catholic Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Higher Bebington Junior School ranks 22nd of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Higher Bebington Junior School teach?
- Higher Bebington Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Higher Bebington Junior School?
- The headteacher of Higher Bebington Junior School is Mrs Samantha Calveley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Higher Bebington Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Higher Bebington Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Higher Bebington Junior School?
- Higher Bebington Junior School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Higher Bebington Junior School full?
- Higher Bebington Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 361 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Higher Bebington Junior School a faith school?
- No. Higher Bebington Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Higher Bebington Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Higher Bebington Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Higher Bebington Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Higher Bebington Junior School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Higher Bebington Junior School ranked 27th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Higher Bebington Junior School's absence rate?
- Higher Bebington Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Higher Bebington Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Higher Bebington Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.