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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH63 8QEHigher Bebington Junior School
Primary

Higher Bebington Junior School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH63 8QE http://www.higherbebington.wirral.sch.uk/

Pupils
370
cap. 384
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
370
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
370
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Higher Bebington Junior School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+15pp
71%60%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
370
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Mill Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral, CH63 8QE
Local authority
Wirral
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%7%87%32%77%11%74%22%85%78%107.0104.0105.026%370
2023/2449%3%71%27%54%6%70%18%67%68%104.0102.0102.023%375
2022/2362%10%79%37%71%12%73%27%70%77%106.0104.0105.0-0.10-0.90-0.7017%365
2018/1964%12%75%39%76%21%73%30%89%79%106.0104.0106.0+1.10-0.10-0.8015%347
2017/1871%13%83%28%90%21%82%29%97%86%106.0106.0107.0-0.20-0.20+0.0014%351
2016/1769%18%80%38%88%27%79%33%97%82%107.0106.0108.0+1.40+1.10+0.9012%349

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537021.626%7%18%5%9%
2023/2437526.223%6%17%4%10%
2022/2336524.517%5%16%5%12%
2021/2236720.417%6%17%6%14%
2020/2137225.719%5%14%
2018/1934726.315%6%10%3%3%
2017/1835126.614%5%11%3%4%
2016/1734923.712%5%14%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.