Co-op Academy Bebington
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Wirral · CH63 2PS · Wirral
Ages 11–18
- Att835.7
- P8-0.3
- EM5+22%
- Absence10.2%
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 139031
St John Plessington Catholic College
Academy converter · Wirral · CH63 7LF
Ages 11–18 · 1,556 pupils · Wirral
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
38.7
Overall absence
11.9%
Admissions demand
0.90 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-11-22
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.35
−20+2
Attainment 838.7
English & maths grade 5+27%
English & maths grade 4+48%
EBacc entry67%
EBacc APS: 3.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.4%
Unauthorised4.3%
- Authorised absence
- 7.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,390
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.90 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
186
Places offered
237
1st-preference offers
186
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 421
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 206
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill86%
1,556 pupils · 1,800 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,556
- Boys / girls
- 874 / 682
- School capacity
- 1,800
- Capacity fill
- 1,556 / 1,800 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- FSM pupils
- 569
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Peadar McLoughlin
Location
- Address
- Old Chester Road, Bebington
- Postcode
- CH63 7LF
- Town
- Wirral
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Wirral
- District
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 12 on roll / 12 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Wirral, Wirral, 1,556 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 42.6%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Wirral · CH63 3AF · Wirral
Ages 11–18
- Att867.3
- P80.4
- EM5+89%
- Absence5.0%
0.8 miles away
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Wirral · CH63 3AQ · Wirral
Ages 11–18
- Att865.7
- P80.4
- EM5+94%
- Absence4.7%
0.8 miles away
Prenton High School for Girls
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Birkenhead · CH42 6RR · Wirral
Ages 11–16
- Att841.2
- P80.0
- EM5+34%
- Absence13.6%
1.0 miles away
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Liverpool · L8 9SJ · Liverpool
Ages 11–18
- Att835.0
- P8-0.5
- EM5+27%
- Absence14.3%
2.4 miles away
Birkenhead Park School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Birkenhead · CH43 4UY · Wirral
Ages 11–16
- Att833.8
- P8-0.6
- EM5+16%
- Absence10.2%
2.6 miles away
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
Ofsted: Standards maintainedUniversity technical college · Secondary
Liverpool · L1 0BS · Liverpool
Ages 14–19
- Att841.3
- P8-0.3
- EM5+34%
- Absence10.9%
2.7 miles away
The Studio School Liverpool
Ofsted: School remains GoodStudio schools · Secondary
Liverpool · L1 0BS · Liverpool
Ages 14–19
- Att836.7
- P8-0.8
- EM5+26%
- Absence14.3%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Peadar McLoughlin
- Telephone
- 01516455049