Community school · Knowsley

Knowsley Village School

3–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104423URN

Sugar Lane, Knowsley, Knowsley Village Primary School, Prescot, L34 0ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.9 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

38 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Knowsley median (1.9) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 3.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8

This school
Knowsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	38	3.8	9	0.90
Sep 2025	19	37	2.0	17	0.89
Sep 2024	16	37	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2023	29	50	1.7	23	0.79
Sep 2022	24	46	1.9	19	0.79
Sep 2021	24	51	2.1	21	0.88
Sep 2020	29	47	1.6	21	0.72
Sep 2019	30	45	1.5	26	0.87
Sep 2018	23	42	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2017	19	31	1.6	15	0.79
Sep 2016	25	45	1.8	28	1.12
Sep 2015	25	55	2.2	39	1.56
Sep 2014	25	39	1.6	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 74% · Maths 52% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%45th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	4%	99	100
2023/24	57%	0%	103	102
2022/23	52%	3%	101	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Knowsley Village SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Albert's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Liverpool

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stockbridge Village Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

Good2022

1.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School
2.3 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Lane Primary School
2.6 km · Knowsley

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104423 · 340/2007
Capacity: 210 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 38.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Sugar Lane, Knowsley, Knowsley Village Primary School, Prescot, L34 0ER
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources