St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Ann's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Prescot.

Summary of the comparison

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School and St Ann's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Prescot.

  • St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Ann's Church of England Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and St Ann's Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School and 75.0% for St Ann's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Ann's Church of England Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School versus St Ann's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrescotSt Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolPrescotSt Ann's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking4th of 53 in St Helens Stronger figure9th of 53 in St Helens
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll281 412
Capacity300 420
LocationPrescot, L35 6NN Prescot, L35 0LQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard31.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census281 412
Free school meals (ever 6)11.4% 9.7%
English as an additional language6.4% 3.9%
SEN support9.6% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.3% 6.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School

St Ann's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School · St Ann's Church of England Primary School