OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
177
161 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
87
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
90
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.7 pts
above England
School
43.5%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.7%
164
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
3
African
1.1%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
1
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
42.9%
76 of
177 pupils
22.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
10.9 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Wirral
69.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
52.0%
Writing
18.3 pts below England
School
52.0%
Wirral
63.5%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Wirral
64.9%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
6.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.32 pts
higher than
England
School
6.53%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.91 pts
higher than
England
School
17.73%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
68.1%
20.1 pts
below England
Co-op Academy Hillside
68.1%
Wirral
87.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.