Co-op Academy Rathbone
Academy special sponsor led in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Type | Academy special sponsor led |
|---|---|
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Pupils on roll | 67 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Free school meals | 80.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Bankfield Road, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 0BQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | rathbone.coopacademies.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01513305121 |
| URN | 151857 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 June 2024, published 16 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Ernest Cookson School, URN 104744).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Sandfield Park School (special school, about 1.1 km)
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College (special school, about 2.6 km)
- St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs (special school, about 2.7 km)
- Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool) (special school, about 3.3 km)
- Millstead School (special school, about 3.4 km)
- Redbridge High School (special school, about 3.5 km)
- Bank View High School (special school, about 3.5 km)
- Princes School (special school, about 3.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.