St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

About St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Prescot, Knowsley, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 229 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 47% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 24.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 8.9%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 56% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.