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Schools in Knowsley

  • 61State-funded schools
  • 50Primary
  • 6Secondary
  • 4Special
  • North WestRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
78%
6 pts below England (84%)
1,828 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
87%
6 pts below England (92%)
1,953 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.8
0.4 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
17of 61 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Knowsley
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
78%got their first choice
6 pts below England (84%)

1,828 applicants · 6.5% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 78%; England 84%
  2. 2025 84%; England 84%
  3. 2024 78%; England 83%
  4. 2023 77%; England 83%
  5. 2022 82%; England 83%
  6. 2021 78%; England 81%
  7. 2020 83%; England 82%
  8. 2019 79%; England 81%
  9. 2018 86%; England 82%
  10. 2017 84%; England 83%
  11. 2016 82%; England 84%
  12. 2015 84%; England 84%
  13. 2014 83%; England 85%
  • Knowsley
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,82878.1%93.5%6.5%
Sep 20251,72584.1%95.3%4.7%
Sep 20241,82978.5%93.3%6.7%
Sep 20231,89577.1%92.8%7.2%
Sep 20221,78281.6%95.3%4.7%
Sep 20211,69277.8%92.7%7.3%
Sep 20201,70582.8%95.1%4.9%
Sep 20191,71279.3%92.9%7.1%
Sep 20181,63285.8%96.4%3.6%
Sep 20171,74784.3%96.6%3.4%
Sep 20161,69982.2%95.0%5.0%
Sep 20151,59884.4%97.0%3.0%
Sep 20141,64283.3%95.9%4.1%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
87%got their first choice
6 pts below England (92%)

1,953 applicants · 3.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 87%; England 92%
  2. 2025 90%; England 93%
  3. 2024 92%; England 93%
  4. 2023 90%; England 92%
  5. 2022 88%; England 92%
  6. 2021 88%; England 92%
  7. 2020 88%; England 90%
  8. 2019 89%; England 91%
  9. 2018 92%; England 91%
  10. 2017 90%; England 90%
  11. 2016 89%; England 88%
  12. 2015 90%; England 88%
  13. 2014 94%; England 88%
  • Knowsley
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,95386.6%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20251,84590.3%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20241,80192.0%98.1%1.9%
Sep 20231,97590.3%97.2%2.8%
Sep 20221,94487.8%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20211,95887.9%96.3%3.7%
Sep 20201,82288.2%96.0%4.0%
Sep 20191,84088.8%96.0%4.0%
Sep 20181,69691.9%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20171,79090.1%97.6%2.4%
Sep 20161,85589.5%96.4%3.6%
Sep 20151,77089.8%96.0%4.0%
Sep 20141,75593.8%98.2%1.8%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 17 schools of 61 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (13)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 31 schools · graded 2013 to 2024

  • Outstanding4
  • Good26
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 13 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education1102–
Behaviour and attitudes112––
Personal development310––
Leadership and management1111–

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Secondary schools in Knowsley

6 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
All Saints Catholic High School Faith 2026 2.3 applications per place 40.6 47%
Lord Derby Academy Good2023 2.2 applications per place 34.3 57%
Kirkby High School Good2022 2.0 applications per place 34.8 59%
Halewood Academy 2026 1.8 applications per place 39.8 48%
The Prescot School Requires improvement2024 1.8 applications per place 35.1 53%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Faith 2026 1.0 applications per place 32.6 49%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Knowsley

50 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Blacklow Brow School 2026 4.4 applications per place 86% 13%
Roby Park Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.9 applications per place 64% 40%
Knowsley Village School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.8small intake applications per place 43% 38%
Malvern Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.8 applications per place 80% 17%
Kirkby CofE Primary School Faith Good2023 3.3 applications per place 62% 27%
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.3 applications per place 59% 17%
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy Faith Good2023 3.3 applications per place 83% 5%
Evelyn Community Primary School 2026 3.1 applications per place 79% 20%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 3.0 applications per place 83% 29%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 54% 15%
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Faith Good2022 2.8 applications per place 53% 35%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 70% 22%
Eastcroft Park School 2026 2.4 applications per place 56% 55%
Halsnead Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 66% 42%
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Faith Outstanding2024 2.4 applications per place 65% 6%
Whiston Willis Primary Academy Outstanding2024 2.3 applications per place 63% 34%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.3 applications per place 47% 16%
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 66% 51%
Yew Tree Primary Academy Good2023 2.3 applications per place 29% 47%
Millbrook Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 56% 37%
Ravenscroft Community Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.1 applications per place 32% 50%
Knowsley Lane Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 64% 47%
Prescot Primary School Good2022 2.0 applications per place – 27%
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 67% 39%
Sylvester Primary Academy Standards maintained2024 1.9 applications per place 58% 42%
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.9 applications per place 56% 36%
St Columba's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.8 applications per place 52% 54%
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 78% 31%
Stockbridge Village Primary School Good2022 1.8 applications per place 36% 54%
Park Brow Community Primary School 2026 1.8 applications per place 52% 51%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Faith Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 68% 10%
Plantation Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 57% 29%
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 48% 38%
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 54% 72%
Park View Academy Good2024 1.6 applications per place 66% 62%
St Luke's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.6 applications per place 68% 31%
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.6 applications per place 51% 30%
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Standards maintained2025 1.6 applications per place 51% 65%
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 47% 52%
St Albert's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.5 applications per place 57% 55%
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 1.5 applications per place 67% 36%
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 64% 61%
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 56% 18%
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.4 applications per place – 29%
Westvale Primary School 2025 1.3 applications per place 58% 60%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place 59% 38%
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 1.3 applications per place 71% 50%
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Faith Remains Good2023 1.3 applications per place 74% 40%
Willow Tree Primary School Good2023 1.2 applications per place 56% 63%
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School Faith Remains Good2024 no data 76% 37%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

5 schools