Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Co-op Academy Bebington

11–18Ages
1,044Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146315URN

Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

470 applications for 177 places · 4th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

36.3of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

17th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Wirral median (2.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

470 applications · 177 places offered · 210 named it first

2026 2.7; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 2.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Wirral median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Wirral median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Wirral median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Wirral median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Wirral median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Wirral median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Bebington High Sports College (URN 105106), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	177	470	2.7	210	1.19
Sep 2025	184	405	2.2	181	0.98
Sep 2024	187	462	2.5	235	1.26
Sep 2023	195	485	2.5	268	1.37
Sep 2022	202	370	1.8	177	0.88
Sep 2021	209	407	2.0	186	0.89
Sep 2020	211	351	1.7	182	0.86
Sep 2019 *	219	378	1.7	175	0.80
Sep 2018 *	221	318	1.4	133	0.60
Sep 2017 *	194	278	1.4	104	0.54
Sep 2016 *	190	318	1.7	109	0.57
Sep 2015 *	185	319	1.7	110	0.59
Sep 2014 *	178	384	2.2	121	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

189 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)36.317th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths18%18th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	189	36.3	18%	48%	–
2024/25	187	37.3	29%	46%	–
2023/24	191	35.7	22%	39%	−0.34
2022/23	194	36.7	24%	46%	−0.44

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Co-op Academy BebingtonThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
0.5 km · Wirral

Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 70.9Attainment 8 Selective
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
0.6 km · Wirral

Good2022

2.5applications per place 68.2Attainment 8 Selective
St John Plessington Catholic College
0.9 km · Wirral

Good2022

2.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Prenton High School for Girls
1.9 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Birkenhead High School Academy
4.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Birkenhead Park School
4.6 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
4.7 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
4.7 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146315 · 344/4003
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,256 pupils · 1,044 on roll
Free school meals: 52.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Bebington High Sports College (URN 105106)
Address: Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2PS
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources