Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Prescot
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Prescot. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 12 schools in Prescot with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in detail
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, drama, choir, Lego and gardening.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 90% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Our Lady's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School are Evelyn Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 86% maths); Prescot Primary School (0.5 miles); and St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolEccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolPrescot Primary SchoolSt Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School
Who goes there
14.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Asian (8%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Prescot Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Evans Street (adjacent), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School are The Prescot School (0.4 miles) and Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from October 2013, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
We like to move it, move it!
2 Oct 2026
Buddies!
2 Oct 2026
Relax Kids
2 Oct 2026
COOL Time
2 Oct 2026
Young Voices - Choir
2 Oct 2026
Owl Babies
2 Oct 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady's Catholic Primary School.
- Kumon Prescot Study Centre260m away · Not yet graded
- Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs570m away · Not yet graded
- Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School800m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Knowsley's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
Apply to Knowsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 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.
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Your chances of a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 places
7 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 Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
18.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
233
Total Pupils
120
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
21.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,316
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,340
Per pupil
£1204k
Total funding
£39k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
15.6%
Persistent absence
180
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
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has around 233 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady's Catholic 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: Kumon Prescot Study Centre (260m away, registered, not yet graded), Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs (570m away, registered, not yet graded) and Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (800m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is at Ward Street, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 6JJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)