Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104476URN

Tithebarn Road, Knowsley, Prescot, L34 0HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.4per place

0.5 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

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

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

15 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
10 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	27	37	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2025	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2024	25	35	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	51	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	45	1.50
Sep 2019	29	57	2.0	33	1.14
Sep 2018	18	36	2.0	17	0.94
Sep 2017	18	39	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2016	27	49	1.8	24	0.89
Sep 2015	30	51	1.7	22	0.73
Sep 2014	24	41	1.7	20	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%30th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	11%	104	104
2023/24	54%	4%	104	101
2022/23	66%	7%	105	103

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 John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Village School
0.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Liverpool

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Albert's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stockbridge Village Primary School
2.1 km · Knowsley

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Park Brow Community Primary School
2.8 km · Knowsley

2026

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104476 · 340/3352
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tithebarn Road, Knowsley, Prescot, L34 0HA
Local authority: Knowsley

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