Co-op Academy Portland
Laird Street, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH41 0AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Leathers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 144632
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516525124
About this school
Co-op Academy Portland is a primary academy in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 25% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 46% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 33% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 33% | 35% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Portland has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Portland compares
Co-op Academy Portland ranked 57th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6% | 57.1% | 227 | — |
| Bidston Avenue Primary School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 36% | 7% | 42.2% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.1% | 81.6% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary School | 46% | 7% | 62.5% | 179 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 58.3% | 401 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.06%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 16.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bidston Avenue Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wallasey
Other schools in Birkenhead
Co-op Academy Portland ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Park Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Portland teach?
- Co-op Academy Portland teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Portland?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Portland is Mr Shaun Leathers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Portland last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Portland, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Co-op Academy Portland?
- Co-op Academy Portland has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Portland full?
- Co-op Academy Portland has capacity for 210 pupils and 227 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Co-op Academy Portland a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Portland has no designated religious character.
- Does Co-op Academy Portland have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Portland as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Portland?
- Co-op Academy Portland is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Portland's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Portland rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Portland ranked 57th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Portland's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Portland's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Portland's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Portland'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 10 July 2026.