Co-op Academy Bebington
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Wirral
Higher Bebington Road, Wirral, CH63 2PS
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/04/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
31.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,044
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,256 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
180 of 181 families who put it first got an offer
184
Places offered
405
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 181 | 180 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 77 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 405 | 184 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jane Whisker
- Address
- Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2PS
- Phone
- 01516454154
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Bebington · Birkenhead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146315
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,044 pupils · 1,256 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,031 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.00 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 187 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 187 | 5% | 33% | 51% | |
| Mathematics | 185 | 6% | 35% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 183 | 5% | 35% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 2% | 24% | 54% | |
| Geography | 93 | 3% | 19% | 37% | |
| History | 63 | 13% | 41% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 6% | 56% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 12% | 31% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 8% | 28% | 48% | |
| Biology | 19 | 21% | 84% | 100% | |
| Physics | 19 | 11% | 84% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 16% | 74% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| English Language and Literature | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 24% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 25% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.