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Co-op Academy Woodslee

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Katy Bergman

corporate_fareTHE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onWirral, CH62 2BP

language Visit Website phone 1513341406

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Co-op Academy Woodslee is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Wirral, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Co-op Academy Woodslee is an academy sponsor led in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 264 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #62 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #12,579 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 53%

Reading56% LA 69%

Writing56% LA 63%

Maths68% LA 65%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading71% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.9

0.4

Write

LA -0.8

-1.7 to 2.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.4 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 65%

Reading-% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.7

Write

LA -1.1

Maths

LA -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-15

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-10-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-09-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 264 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	264	4	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	259	2	0.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	247	2	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	260	2	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	250	3	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	260	3	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	0	1	-	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Co-op Academy Woodslee

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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