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Co-op Academy Portland
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Laird Street, Claughton, Birkenhead CH41 0AB · portland.coopacademies.co.uk · 0151 652 5124
On the mapSearch near CH41 0AB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 227
- 17 over 210 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 20.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 15 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wirral it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105037)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Co-op Academy Portland on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105037), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105037)
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105037)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 37
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (54%) with SEND