Co-op Academy Woodslee
Croft Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 2BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Katy Bergman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 146740
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513341406
About this school
Co-op Academy Woodslee is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Woodslee, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 35 | 26 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 64% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 81% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 81% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Woodslee 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 | 49% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Woodslee compares
Co-op Academy Woodslee ranked 64th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 283 | — |
| Mendell Primary School | 41% | 5.8% | 49.3% | 133 | 0.7 miles |
| Poulton Lancelyn Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 507 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 19.2% | 384 | 0.8 miles |
| Raeburn Primary School | 50% | 5% | 7.7% | 454 | 1.0 miles |
| Stanton Road Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 282 | 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)
- 44.93%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 21.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mendell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Raeburn Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Stanton Road Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Co-op Academy Woodslee ranks 41st of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Woodslee teach?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Woodslee?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Woodslee is Ms Katy Bergman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Woodslee been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Woodslee, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Co-op Academy Woodslee?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Woodslee full?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee has capacity for 322 pupils and 283 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Woodslee a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Woodslee has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Woodslee a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Woodslee is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Woodslee have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Woodslee as having nursery classes.
- Is Co-op Academy Woodslee part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee 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.
- What SEN provision does Co-op Academy Woodslee have?
- The schools register lists Co-op Academy Woodslee's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Co-op Academy Woodslee's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 41% 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 Woodslee compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee ranked 64th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 Woodslee's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Woodslee's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Woodslee's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Woodslee'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.