St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityWhiston Willis Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Prescot.
Summary of the comparison
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community and Whiston Willis Primary Academy are primary schools in Prescot.
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Whiston Willis Primary Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Whiston Willis Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community was judged Good and Whiston Willis Primary Academy was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 74.0% for St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community and 63.0% for Whiston Willis Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community (73.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Whiston Willis Primary Academy (73.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrescotSt Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community | PrescotWhiston Willis Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 19th of 49 in Knowsley | 8th of 49 in Knowsley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 219 | 391 | |
| Capacity | 261 | 353 | |
| Location | Prescot, L35 3SR | Prescot, L35 2XY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 74.0% Stronger figure | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% Stronger figure | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 219 | 391 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.6% | 41.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | 6.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.8% | 21.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.9% Stronger figure | 20.3% | 15.8% |
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 Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Whiston Willis Primary Academy
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