Co-op Academy Bebington

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Wirral·CH63 2PS
Composite score
46.6
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#2,834
National rank
#375
In North West
#16
In Wirral
Top 89%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
46%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
3.04

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
84%
210 first choices, 177 places
First choices per place
1.19
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
470
any preference, for 177 places
Last place offered lived
2.41 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 3883 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.20
00.511.52
1 per place
0.8820221.3720231.2620240.9820251.192026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category 4* (2.413 miles)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,062
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
51.7%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.0%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
7.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
32.2%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,148
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
92%
194 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Co-op Academy Bebington

Co-op Academy Bebington is a secondary school in Wirral, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,062 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.3 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.6 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 46% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Co-op Academy Bebington is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 210 first choices for 177 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.41 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 92% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.2%. There are about 14.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 52% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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