Co-op Academy Bebington, Wirral

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to begin my journey as Headteacher of Co-op Academy Bebington, a school where ambition, inclusivity, and kindness are at the heart of everything we do. As a proud member of the Co-op Academy Trust, we benefit from a strong network of support and shared opportunity."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, badminton, dance, drama, guitar, STEM, cooking and eco club.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Co-op Academy Bebington averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in Wirral and 47 across England.

18% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Wirral and 47% in England.

That is down from 37.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.34: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 38.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Sports Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Co-op Academy Bebington as their first choice and 470 named it as one of their preferences, for 177 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Co-op Academy Bebington are Wirral Grammar School for Girls (0.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 70.9); Wirral Grammar School for Boys (0.3 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 68.2); St John Plessington Catholic College (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); and Prenton High School for Girls (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Co-op Academy Bebington.

Co-op Academy Bebington is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 54 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 24% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 32% into work.

52% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 240 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 108 (10.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Co-op Academy Bebington has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 55 places, 59 pupils on roll.

Co-op Academy Bebington had 80 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bebington Rail Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bebington High School (nw-bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Bebington stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Bebington issued 168 suspensions, 15.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Co-op Academy Bebington are Brackenwood Infant School (0.1 miles), Brackenwood Junior School (0.2 miles), St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles) and Town Lane Infant School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.