Evelyn Community Primary School, Prescot
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Evelyn Community Primary School delivers outstanding teaching that makes learning fun and challenging for all pupils. The school provides an innovative curriculum with rich enrichment activities while maintaining excellent behaviour and a safe, supportive environment where every child is valued and can succeed.
Key Strengths
- Reading is taught very well and pupils use their skills across all subjects
- Outstanding teaching builds on pupils' enthusiasm, keeping them keen to learn and working hard
- Pupils make good or better progress, including those who find learning difficult and those eligible for pupil premium
- Excellent behaviour throughout the school with pupils showing great respect and consideration for others
- Rich, innovative curriculum promotes academic and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development extremely well
Areas for Improvement
- Further accelerate progress in mathematics so it matches English progress
- Embed strategies to help pupils recall number facts more quickly when solving problems
- Provide wider opportunities for pupils to use and apply maths skills in different ways, particularly using information and communication technology
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with pupils feeling very safe at school, knowing staff listen to them, trained peer mediators helping resolve disputes, and clear systems in place to address any problems quickly.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports coaching, learning a foreign language, musical instrument lessons, school visits and trips, after-school clubs
Evelyn Community Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils achieve well above average standards and enjoy excellent teaching in a safe, supportive environment. The school maintains its previous Outstanding rating with strong leadership, innovative curriculum, and a commitment to helping all pupils succeed.
At a Glance
20.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 97%. Maths has improved from 93% to 97%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
32.8
KS2
12
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
250 pupils
245 capacity
5 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Prescot
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Admissions Demand - Knowsley
Places available
2,090
Applications
1,845
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Primary admissions across Knowsley (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.63704%
Overall absence
12.2549%
Persistent absence
204
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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