Co-op Academy Woodslee

Co-op Academy Woodslee has demonstrated a good overall effectiveness in its first inspection under the Education Act 2005, successfully meeting the high expectations set by its trust. The school creates a strong sense of community, with pupils feeling proud and supported in both their academic and personal development. While most pupils achieve well across a range of subjects, the recent changes to the curriculum have led to some gaps in learning that need to be addressed. Overall, the strong performance in behavior, leadership, and pupil support highlights the commitment of staff and leadership to cultivating a positive educational environment.

Strengths

• Pupils show pride in being part of the school community.
• Staff effectively support pupils' mental, physical, and emotional health.
• High expectations for pupil achievement drive a strong educational framework.
• Positive behavior is consistently seen throughout the school.
• Extra-curricular activities enrich pupils' personal development.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Staff receive valuable training and support to deliver the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in pupils' learning due to recent curriculum changes.
• In a few subjects, the curriculum is not taught as intended, hindering knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Co-op Academy Woodslee attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Co-op Academy Woodslee were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Co-op Academy Woodslee had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.8% of pupils at Co-op Academy Woodslee were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Co-op Academy Woodslee received £8,243 and spent £8,441 for each of its 258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £69,000 (£266 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Co-op Academy Woodslee is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy Bebington Wirral
• Co-op Academy Hillside Prenton
• Co-op Academy Portland Birkenhead
• Co-op Academy Rathbone Liverpool
• Co-op Academy Oldershaw Wallasey
• Co-op Academy Walkden Manchester
• Co-op Academy Swinton Manchester
• Co-op Academy Medlock Manchester
• Co-op Academy New Islington Manchester
• Co-op Academy Belle Vue Manchester

What is Co-op Academy Woodslee's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Woodslee is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Co-op Academy Woodslee last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Woodslee was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Woodslee have?

Co-op Academy Woodslee has 283 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Woodslee cover?

Co-op Academy Woodslee for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Co-op Academy Woodslee's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Co-op Academy Woodslee?

Co-op Academy Woodslee is at Croft Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 2BP.