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Co-op Academy Rathbone

Special / other · Liverpool · L13 0BQ

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 5 June 2024. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: InadequateLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 June 2024

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At a glance

67 pupils · 96% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
5–11
Gender
Boys
Free school meals
80.6% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
rathbone.coopacademies.co.uk
URN
151857

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 5 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

No figure is published for reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Liverpool 73%, England 66%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Liverpool 4%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 2% (Liverpool 3%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
24.3%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
7.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,310; 22.2% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.5%62.3%
Social housing27%17.1%
Privately rented29.3%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats27.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8%21.1%
Households with no car or van49.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006761 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£155,000435 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£120,000–£195,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£400,000
Semi-detached (132)£180,000
Terraced (245)£143,000
Flat (35)£69,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
8an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
59an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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