Academy converter · Wirral

Co-op Academy Oldershaw

11–18Ages
774Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136895URN

Valkyrie Road, Wallasey, CH45 4RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

186 applications for 102 places · 19th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.0of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

20th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Sixth form provision		Inadequate

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

186 applications · 102 places offered · 82 named it first

2026 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 2.8; Wirral median median 2.1

This school
Wirral median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	102	186	1.8	82	0.80
Sep 2025	158	299	1.9	161	1.02
Sep 2024	160	314	2.0	158	0.99
Sep 2023	159	362	2.3	183	1.15
Sep 2022	158	399	2.5	228	1.44
Sep 2021	157	356	2.3	180	1.15
Sep 2020	163	326	2.0	134	0.82
Sep 2019	158	323	2.0	166	1.05
Sep 2018	147	287	2.0	118	0.80
Sep 2017	119	247	2.1	95	0.80
Sep 2016	95	238	2.5	73	0.77
Sep 2015	83	190	2.3	64	0.77
Sep 2014	95	268	2.8	74	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

152 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.020th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths13%20th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths35%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.24

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	152	29.0	13%	35%	–
2024/25	156	28.0	12%	29%	–
2023/24	164	27.9	13%	31%	−1.24
2022/23	167	28.7	18%	38%	−1.01

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Co-op Academy OldershawThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
1.0 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
The Mosslands School
1.2 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Birkenhead Park School
3.6 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
3.6 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead High School Academy
3.9 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
4.8 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2022

2.2applications per place 30.0Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
4.9 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136895 · 344/4067
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,111 pupils · 774 on roll
Free school meals: 62.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: The Oldershaw School (URN 105104)
Address: Valkyrie Road, Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources