Ernest Cookson School
Bankfield Road, West Derby, Liverpool, L13 0BQ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
It was replaced by Co-op Academy Rathbone. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Hunt
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 104744
- Local authority
- Liverpool
About this school
Ernest Cookson School was a boys' community special school in Liverpool. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ernest Cookson School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 9 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 37% | 11% | 14% |
| Expected standard in maths | 11% | 11% | 5% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 11% | 11% | 5% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 97.0 | 94.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 105.0 | 92.0 |
Trends over time
How Ernest Cookson School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 88.89%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 11.44%
- Persistent absence
- 32.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Co-op Academy Rathbone0.1 miles
Academies · Liverpool
-
The Hospital and Home Tuition Team at Sandfield Park School0.7 miles
Other types · Liverpool
-
Sandfield Park School0.7 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Harmonize Academy AP Free School1.3 miles
Free Schools · Liverpool
-
Clifford Holroyde Sen College1.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Ernest Cookson School teach?
- Ernest Cookson School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a special school in Liverpool.
- Has Ernest Cookson School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ernest Cookson School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Ernest Cookson School?
- Ernest Cookson School had 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Ernest Cookson School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ernest Cookson School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ernest Cookson School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.