Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Co-op Academy Woodslee

3–11Ages
283Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146740URN

Croft Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 2BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

55 applications for 35 places · 56th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

0.2 below Wirral median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

55 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 0.8; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; 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 Woodslee Primary School (URN 105007), 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	35	55	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2025	26	38	1.5	25	0.96
Sep 2024	41	48	1.2	35	0.85
Sep 2023	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2022	26	37	1.4	22	0.85
Sep 2021	20	32	1.6	19	0.95
Sep 2020	39	38	1.0	28	0.72
Sep 2019	26	36	1.4	22	0.85
Sep 2018 *	32	38	1.2	25	0.78
Sep 2017 *	22	26	1.2	14	0.64
Sep 2016 *	41	31	0.8	14	0.34
Sep 2015 *	40	50	1.3	32	0.80
Sep 2014 *	42	57	1.4	35	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 56% · Maths 68% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%62nd of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	41%	0%	101	104
2023/24	64%	0%	107	105
2022/23	49%	6%	105	103

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 WoodsleeThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Mendell Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

2026

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Raeburn Primary School
1.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Stanton Road Primary School
1.8 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Brookhurst Primary School
2.0 km · Wirral

Good2024
Church Drive Primary School
2.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Heygarth Primary School
2.4 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%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: 146740 · 344/2005
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 322 pupils · 283 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Woodslee Primary School (URN 105007)
Address: Croft Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 2BP
Local authority: Wirral

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