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Whiston Willis Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Milton Avenue, Whiston, Milton Avenue, Prescot L35 2XY · whistonwillis.co.uk · 0151 477 8270
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 419
- 66 over 353 places · 119%
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Wade Deacon Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Knowsley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104433)
Ofsted
Whiston Willis Primary Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104433), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104433)
Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104433)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 52
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (27%) with SEND