Voluntary controlled school · St. Helens

Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

4–11Ages
244Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104788URN

Albany Avenue, Prescot, L34 2QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 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

3.4per place

1.2 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

114 applications for 34 places · 3rd of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.2 above St. Helens median (2.1) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

114 applications · 34 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 3.4; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 3.4; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 3.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 3.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 3.4; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 3.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 3.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 3.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 2.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 3.6; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
St. Helens 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	34	114	3.4	51	1.50
Sep 2025	32	108	3.4	50	1.56
Sep 2024	35	91	2.6	45	1.29
Sep 2023	28	103	3.7	46	1.64
Sep 2022	34	107	3.2	52	1.53
Sep 2021	35	119	3.4	60	1.71
Sep 2020	34	114	3.4	63	1.85
Sep 2019	36	111	3.1	54	1.50
Sep 2018	35	105	3.0	58	1.66
Sep 2017	35	99	2.8	49	1.40
Sep 2016	36	80	2.2	40	1.11
Sep 2015	34	121	3.6	57	1.68
Sep 2014	35	95	2.7	43	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%7th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	17%	108	108
2023/24	78%	25%	107	108
2022/23	80%	14%	108	106

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

Eccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Evelyn Community Primary School
0.3 km · Knowsley

2026

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Prescot Primary School
0.4 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Longton Lane Community Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Whiston Willis Primary Academy
1.8 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
2.1 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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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 controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104788 · 342/3109
Capacity: 245 pupils · 244 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Albany Avenue, Prescot, L34 2QN
Local authority: St. Helens

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