Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Co-op Academy Portland

3–11Ages
227Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144632URN

Laird Street, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH41 0AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

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

1.6per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

48 applications for 30 places · 53rd of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 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	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 0.9; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Portland Primary School (URN 105037), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	30	48	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2025	30	33	1.1	27	0.90
Sep 2024	21	23	1.1	15	0.71
Sep 2023	30	39	1.3	27	0.90
Sep 2022	29	33	1.1	24	0.83
Sep 2021	22	19	0.9	12	0.55
Sep 2020	25	26	1.0	19	0.76
Sep 2019	22	25	1.1	18	0.82
Sep 2018 *	23	33	1.4	19	0.83
Sep 2017 *	30	34	1.1	23	0.77
Sep 2016 *	30	43	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	37	1.2	26	0.87
Sep 2014 *	19	27	1.4	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 65% · Maths 60% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%55th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	0%	99	100
2023/24	25%	0%	99	95
2022/23	38%	5%	102	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Co-op Academy PortlandThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
0.5 km · Wirral

Not yet inspected
Bidston Avenue Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
1.8 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cathcart Street Primary School
1.8 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

2026

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144632 · 344/2003
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 227 on roll
Free school meals: 42.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Portland Primary School (URN 105037)
Address: Laird Street, Claughton, Birkenhead, CH41 0AB
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources