Higher Bebington Junior School, Wirral

In its own words: "At HBJS the curriculum has been developed to fully reflect our vision, mission, and core values. Our vision for Higher Bebington Junior School is to create a welcoming, connected school community where we delight in learning, achieving and growing together and fully believe in our vision statement ‘Together We Achieve’."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, judo, dance, choir, guitar and Lego.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Higher Bebington Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

Across Wirral, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Wirral lodged 56 appeals against primary school offers; 30 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (13.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Higher Bebington Junior School are Town Lane Infant School (0.3 miles, Outstanding); Brackenwood Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 93% reading, 91% maths); Brackenwood Infant School (0.7 miles, Outstanding); and St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles).

14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 60 pupils (16.6%) received SEN support and 26 (7.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bebington Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Road (adjacent), 330 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).

In 2024/25, Higher Bebington Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Higher Bebington Junior School are Co-op Academy Bebington (0.6 miles), Wirral Grammar School for Girls (0.8 miles), Wirral Grammar School for Boys (0.8 miles) and St John Plessington Catholic College (1 mile).