OFSTED
18 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wirral
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,044
1,044 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
317
30.4% of pupils
Male pupils
727
69.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.2 pts
above England
School
52.0%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.9 pts
below England
School
5.4%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
957
Bangladeshi
2.4%
25
Any other White background
2.0%
21
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
10
White and Black African
0.7%
7
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.3%
348 of
1,044 pupils
12.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.3
1.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.34 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.63 pts
higher than
England
School
9.85%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.42 pts
higher than
England
School
31.23%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.05 pts
higher than
England
School
4.85%
Wirral
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
83.1%
9.2 pts
below England
Co-op Academy Bebington
83.1%
Wirral
90.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.