Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Whisker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,256
- Pupils on roll
- 1,044
- URN
- 146315
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516454154
About this school
Co-op Academy Bebington is a secondary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,044 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 191 | 187 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.7 | 35.7 | 37.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.65 to -0.24 | -0.34 -0.54 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 21.5% | 28.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 39.3% | 46% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 25.1% | 13.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Bebington 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 | 36.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.3 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,120 |
| 2023/24 | 1,122 |
| 2024/25 | 1,062 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Bebington compares
Co-op Academy Bebington ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.3 | 9.9% | 51.7% | 1,044 | — |
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls | 69.3 | 5% | 9.2% | 1,224 | 0.3 miles |
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys | 65.4 | 4% | 9.5% | 1,123 | 0.3 miles |
| St John Plessington Catholic College | 37.2 | 10.9% | 39.6% | 1,556 | 0.5 miles |
| Prenton High School for Girls | 38.9 | 15% | 45.1% | 770 | 1.2 miles |
| Birkenhead Park School | 39.9 | 6.9% | 66.1% | 731 | 2.8 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)
- 51.68%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 31.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wirral Grammar School for Girls0.3 miles
Secondary · Wirral
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Wirral Grammar School for Boys0.3 miles
Secondary · Wirral
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St John Plessington Catholic College0.5 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Prenton High School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
-
Birkenhead Park School2.8 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Wirral
Co-op Academy Bebington ranks 9th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Wirral.
- Calday Grange Grammar School Secondary
- Hilbre High School Secondary
- Pensby High School Secondary
- South Wirral High School Secondary
- St John Plessington Catholic College Secondary
- Upton Hall School FCJ Secondary
- West Kirby Grammar School Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Woodchurch High School Secondary
- Castleway Nursery School Nursery
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Bebington teach?
- Co-op Academy Bebington teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Bebington?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Bebington is Mrs Jane Whisker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Bebington last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Bebington, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Co-op Academy Bebington?
- Co-op Academy Bebington has 1,044 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Co-op Academy Bebington full?
- Co-op Academy Bebington has capacity for 1,256 pupils and 1,044 on roll (83%), 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 Co-op Academy Bebington a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Bebington has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Bebington a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Bebington is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Bebington?
- Co-op Academy Bebington is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Co-op Academy Bebington have?
- The schools register lists Co-op Academy Bebington's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Co-op Academy Bebington's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.7 in 2022/23 and 37.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Bebington rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Bebington ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Bebington's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Bebington's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Bebington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Bebington'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 10 July 2026.