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OpenOfsted: InadequateURN 151857

Co-op Academy Rathbone

Academy special sponsor led · Liverpool · L13 0BQ

Ages 5–11 · 67 pupils · Liverpool

Ofsted

Inadequate

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Inadequate

Inspection date

2024-06-05

Category of concern

Special measures

Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

67 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
67
Boys / girls
67 / 0
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
67 / 70 (96%)
Free school meals
80.6%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy special sponsor led

Age range

Ages 511

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Hayley Gorman

Location

Address
Bankfield Road, West Derby
Postcode
L13 0BQ
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy special sponsor led, Ages 5–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 67 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 80.6%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L13
16
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • West Derby School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Liverpool · L13 7HQ · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att837.9
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+25%
    • Absence10.4%

    0.1 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    0.1 miles away

  • Lister Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM32.3%

    0.2 miles away

  • Lister Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM46.3%

    0.2 miles away

  • Holly Lodge Girls' College

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Secondary

    Liverpool · L12 7LE · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.4
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+45%
    • Absence10.8%

    0.4 miles away

  • Roscoe Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 9AD · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM52.8%

    0.5 miles away

  • St Edward's College

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Liverpool · L12 1LF · Liverpool

    Ages 11–18

    • Att849.4
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+54%
    • Absence7.8%

    0.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Hayley Gorman
Telephone
01513305121

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