Co-op Academy Portland: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Co-op Academy Portland as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has risen from 12 in 2021 to 31 in 2026, while places went from 22 to 30.
Across Wirral, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Wirral lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 45 reached a hearing and 7 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 31 | 48 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 19 | 26 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 0.8 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.