Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School, Prescot
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Prescot. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 12 schools in Prescot with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- 1.5 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to St. Helens (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School in detail
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School in its own words
In its own words: ""We want every school to promote the basic British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs." DfE At Eccleston Lane Ends, we have a strong school ethos (our ELE Whole School Values) that actively encourages and promotes British Values."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, yoga, judo, dance, choir, guitar, chess and Lego.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 5 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in St. Helens
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 86% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School are Evelyn Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Prescot Primary School (0.3 miles); Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 79% maths); and St Luke's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolPrescot Primary SchoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Luke's Catholic Primary School
What parents say
112 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 93% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (88%).
Who goes there
7.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eccleston Park Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Lane (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 224 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in St. Helens (144), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School are The Prescot School (0.8 miles), Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (1.1 miles) and De La Salle School (1.8 miles).
The Prescot SchoolSaint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyDe La Salle School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a nurturing environment where children thrive academically and personally. Teachers are deeply knowledgeable about their subjects and design motivating activities that help pupils learn exceptionally well and retain knowledge over time. The school provides outstanding support for all learners, including those with additional needs, and offers an impressive range of enrichment activities that develop skills from early years through to Year 6.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious and broad curriculum that flows seamlessly from early years to Year 6, with pupils achieving highly and remembering what they learn exceptionally well
- Excellent early reading provision with expert phonics teaching and rapid identification of pupils needing extra help
- Highly effective support for pupils with SEND, including bespoke curriculums for those with complex needs
- Exceptional range of enrichment opportunities including podcasts, active citizenship projects, and skill-building through award schemes
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes throughout the school, with pupils showing respect and conducting themselves impeccably
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Podcast (presenter and script writer roles), after-school clubs, activity days, active citizenship projects (interviewing local councillors), enrichment award scheme
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School is a vibrant and nurturing school where pupils happily participate in all aspects of school life and conduct themselves impeccably. The school has maintained its outstanding status across all key areas - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.
At a Glance
7.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
112 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
35.0
Avg class size
35.0
KS2
4
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School.
- Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Kumon Prescot Study Centre660m away · Not yet graded
- Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs740m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School is in St. Helens; for families living there:
Apply to St. Helens for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
244 pupils
246 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Prescot
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Prescot
Across St. Helens council
Places available
2,180
Applications
1,809
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across St. Helens council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.5 first choices per place
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
244
Total Pupils
136
Boys
108
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,767
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,049
Per pupil
£1325k
Total funding
£26k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
5.2%
Persistent absence
212
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Questions parents ask about Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
What are SATs results like at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Of the pupils at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School is oversubscribed, St. Helens allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Classes at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School average 35 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School has around 244 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School in 2024/25. 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Apply through St. Helens's coordinated admissions process, naming Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School?
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School is at Albany Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 2QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)