St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School, Prescot
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary and St Paul's is particularly strong in developing confident, polite and well-rounded children who excel in reading. The school does an excellent job supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs, ensuring they make good progress. Children get a flying start in the Early Years, with excellent teaching and a warm, welcoming environment that helps all pupils thrive.
Key Strengths
- Excellent Early Years provision gives children an outstanding start to their education
- Outstanding progress in reading - pupils reach above average standards by end of Year 6
- Pupil premium funding used very effectively - disadvantaged pupils make better progress than similar pupils nationally
- Excellent relationships between adults and pupils throughout the school
- Pupils behave well, feel very safe, and show excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality has declined - leaders need to check more closely on learning in lessons and give teachers clearer feedback for improvement
- Not enough lessons are of the highest quality - pupils need more opportunities to find things out for themselves
- Teachers sometimes set the same task for all pupils rather than matching work to different ability levels
- Governors rely too heavily on information from the headteacher and need access to other data sources
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel very safe in school and the school records show only very few isolated bullying instances over several years.
This is a good school where achievement is rising and teaching is good overall. The school has excellent provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, though teaching quality has declined since the previous outstanding inspection.
At a Glance
51.8%
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 declined from 81% to 70%. Maths has declined from 81% to 70%. Writing has declined from 71% to 57%.
Class Sizes
21.9
Avg class size
9
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
230 pupils
210 capacity
20 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Prescot
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Prescot
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)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.02759%
Overall absence
32.06522%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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