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The Prescot School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Knowsley Park Lane, Prescot, Liverpool L34 3NB · prescotschool.org.uk · 0151 459 3580
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Knowsley 34.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 915
- 87% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 132 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 188 | 109 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 107 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 112 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 128 | 0.6 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.5, and 22.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Knowsley it was 34.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.90 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135477)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 12.7 | −3.9 |
| Further education | 60.7 | +9.4 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
The Prescot School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 58
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (29%) with SEND