Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104453URN

Bryer Road, Prescot, L35 5DN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

42 applications for 27 places · 37th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.1; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 1 of 13 years.

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	27	42	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2025	28	36	1.3	21	0.75
Sep 2024	25	45	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2023	27	37	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2022	25	29	1.2	19	0.76
Sep 2021	22	32	1.5	19	0.86
Sep 2020	22	29	1.3	21	0.95
Sep 2019	25	28	1.1	23	0.92
Sep 2018	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2017	20	26	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2016	27	32	1.2	25	0.93
Sep 2015	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2014	25	35	1.4	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 57% · Maths 70% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%43rd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	47%	0%	104	102
2023/24	71%	6%	107	105
2022/23	56%	0%	105	104

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

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Whiston Willis Primary Academy
0.7 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Halsnead Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Prescot Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Evelyn Community Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2026

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
1.3 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 77%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104453 · 340/3306
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 51.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bryer Road, Prescot, L35 5DN
Local authority: Knowsley

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