The Prescot School
Knowsley Park Lane, Liverpool, L34 3NB
915 pupils · 87% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 52.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 24 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 43.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 132 | 362 | 181 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 188 | 109 | 293 | 133 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 205 | 107 | 325 | 148 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 230 | 112 | 330 | 153 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 202 | 128 | 312 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 194 | 103 | 266 | 122 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 191 | 96 | 261 | 119 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 115 | 341 | 152 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 2.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Lord Derby Academy 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- De La Salle School 3.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Rainhill High School 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School 5.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 5.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.