Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Luke's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104460URN

Shaw Lane, Prescot, L35 5AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

46 applications for 28 places · 34th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 18 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
5 April 2022
Graded inspection: 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)

46 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.8; 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	28	46	1.6	24	0.86
Sep 2025	16	31	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2024	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2023	23	35	1.5	21	0.91
Sep 2022	21	32	1.5	20	0.95
Sep 2021	28	42	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2020	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2018	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2017	26	50	1.9	25	0.96
Sep 2016	25	51	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2015	23	50	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2014	24	44	1.8	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 79% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%11th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	7%	102	105
2023/24	68%	4%	106	104
2022/23	60%	0%	107	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 Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Knowsley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Prescot Primary School
0.9 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Halsnead Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
1.1 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Evelyn Community Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2026

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Longton Lane Community Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
1.3 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: 104460 · 340/3315
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shaw Lane, Prescot, L35 5AT
Local authority: Knowsley

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