Co-op Academy Rathbone
Special school in Liverpool. Inadequate (Jun 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 June 2024, report published 16 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Ernest Cookson School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Co-op Academy Rathbone hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.7 milesSandfield Park School
Outstanding (Jun 2024)
- 1.6 milesClifford Holroyde Sen College
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 1.7 milesSt Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
Requires improvement (Apr 2024)
- 2.0 milesRoyal School for the Blind (Liverpool)
Report card, May 2026: 7 strong
- 2.1 milesMillstead School
School remains Outstanding (Jan 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.