Primary school

Co-op Academy Portland

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wirral
  • CH41 0AB
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,200 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 76%76% · 2017/182018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM45% · North West 63%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score99 · North West 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 13 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 35% · 20 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 56% · 18 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 18% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 38% · 21 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 25% · 24 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 45% · 20 pupils · North West 63%56%8%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 20 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 21 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 20 pupils · North West 6%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 13 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 97 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 21 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 99 · 24 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 99 · 20 pupils · North West 10510396No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 13 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 98 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 18 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 98 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 99 · 21 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 95 · 24 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 100 · 20 pupils · North West 10510195No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.8%
30 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3130
2nd100
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2023Requires improvement
  5. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026227
Free school meals (past 6 years)57.1%
First language not English24.3%
SEN support26.2%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

108.1% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 37 responses (18.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.8% not applicable75% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 8.1% not applicable94.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?54% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 54% who said Yes above70% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 10.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 12.4 FTE · Whole workforce 25 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,906
Spend per pupil£8,198
Staff spend per pupil£6,292
Reserve per pupil£74
  • +£15,000revenue reserve
  • −£59,000in-year balance

Grants £7,703 · self-generated £203 · premises £1,124 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £14,901,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it