Higher Bebington Junior School

State-Funded School

higher-bebington-junior-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH63 8QEPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Higher Bebington Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 361 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

361

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 361
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Jul 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.