St Luke's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Prescot, Knowsley·L35 5AT
Composite score
52.4
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#6,415
National rank
#864
In North West
#16
In Knowsley
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
46
any preference, for 28 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520220.9120231.0020241.0020250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Luke's Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
214
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
46.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,920
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Luke's Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Prescot, Knowsley, St Luke's Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 214 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Luke's Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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