Prescot Primary School, Prescot
Prescot Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Prescot, part of The Rowan Learning Trust. It was 95% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Prescot Primary School in detail
Prescot Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.00 per day.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Prescot Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104425), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Prescot Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Prescot Primary School as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Prescot Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Prescot Primary School are Evelyn Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 86% maths); Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 79% maths); and St Luke's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolEccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Luke's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Prescot Primary School is one of 12 schools run by The Rowan Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Asian (5%).
Staffing
Prescot Primary School had 29 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Prescot Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scotchbarn Lane (e-bound), 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Prescot Primary School are The Prescot School (0.8 miles) and Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Prescot Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Prescot Primary School (URN 104425), it was rated Good in April 2022.
At a Glance
26.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.8
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Prescot Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104425). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Prescot Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Prescot Primary School.
- Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs470m away · Not yet graded
- Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School500m away · Not yet graded
- Kumon Prescot Study Centre570m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Prescot Primary School is an academy, 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Prescot Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Prescot 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
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
10 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Prescot Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Prescot Primary School.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Prescot Primary School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Knowsley got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
398 pupils
420 places
22 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: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
94
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
25.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
448
Total Pupils
217
Boys
231
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
29
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,147
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,324
Per pupil
£2415k
Total funding
£158k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Prescot Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104425). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
7.2%
Overall absence
25.1%
Persistent absence
346
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
Prescot Primary School
Questions parents ask about Prescot Primary School
Are there exam results for Prescot Primary School?
Prescot Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104425), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Prescot Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Prescot Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Prescot Primary School (URN 104425), it was rated Good in April 2022.
What is the catchment area for Prescot Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Prescot 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 Prescot Primary School?
Prescot Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Prescot Primary School?
Classes at Prescot Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Prescot Primary School?
Prescot Primary School has around 448 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Prescot Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Prescot 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 Prescot Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Prescot Primary School: Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs (470m away, registered, not yet graded), Mad Science at Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (500m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kumon Prescot Study Centre (570m 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 Prescot Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 10 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 Prescot Primary School?
Prescot Primary School is at Maryville Road, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 2TA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)