Co-op Academy Rathbone
Bankfield Road, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 0BQ ·
At a glance
A state boys' special school for ages 5–11 in Liverpool. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (June 2024). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.
- Ages
- 5–11
- Pupils
- 67
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Academy trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Gorman
- Opened
- Jul 2025
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 21 pupils
Expected standard over time
KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
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