Co-op Academy Bebington

Co-op Academy Bebington has demonstrated strong overall performance since its first inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision. Students benefit from a thoroughly designed curriculum, which is ambitious and inclusive, effectively catering to all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). There is a positive school culture characterized by respectful relationships, high academic expectations, and a supportive environment that fosters student well-being.

Strengths

• Pupils and students thrive due to high expectations from leaders and teachers.
• The curriculum is ambitious and carefully designed to meet the needs of all learners.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers leads to effective curriculum delivery.
• Pupils uphold high behavioural standards and learn without disruption.
• There are effective systems in place for identifying and supporting pupils with reading difficulties.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not effectively use information about pupils with SEND to adapt their teaching.
• A minority of disadvantaged pupils do not attend school regularly, impacting their learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Co-op Academy Bebington attended 90.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 31.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.0% of pupils at Co-op Academy Bebington were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Co-op Academy Bebington had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.0% of pupils at Co-op Academy Bebington were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 10.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 62 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Co-op Academy Bebington received £10,316 and spent £8,810 for each of its 1,066 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £511,000 (£480 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Co-op Academy Bebington is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy Woodslee Wirral
• Co-op Academy Hillside Prenton
• Co-op Academy Portland Birkenhead
• Co-op Academy Oldershaw Wallasey
• Co-op Academy Rathbone Liverpool
• Co-op Academy Walkden Manchester
• Co-op Academy Swinton Manchester
• Co-op Academy Medlock Manchester
• Co-op Academy New Islington Manchester
• Co-op Academy Manchester Manchester

What is Co-op Academy Bebington's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Bebington is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Co-op Academy Bebington last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Bebington was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Bebington have?

Co-op Academy Bebington has 1,044 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Bebington cover?

Co-op Academy Bebington for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Co-op Academy Bebington's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.3, and 18% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Co-op Academy Bebington?

Co-op Academy Bebington is at Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 2PS.