Primary school in Prescot, Knowsley
Prescot Primary School
Maryville Road, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 2TA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 April 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Full — 448 pupils against 420 places
- Girls / boys
- 231 / 217
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Knowsley 009B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Steve George
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Ward
- Prescot North
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- URN
- 151259
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 79% | 0.2 mi |
| Eccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 77% | 0.3 mi |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 54% | 0.5 mi |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 68% | 0.6 mi |
| St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 47% | 0.7 mi |
| Longton Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 61% | 0.9 mi |
| Whiston Willis Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 63% | 0.9 mi |
| Halsnead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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