St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSt Luke's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School and St Luke's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Prescot.

  • St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Luke's Catholic Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School was judged Good and St Luke's Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School and 68.0% for St Luke's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Luke's Catholic Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School versus St Luke's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrescotSt Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrescotSt Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking15th of 49 in Knowsley Stronger figure28th of 49 in Knowsley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll229 214
Capacity210 236
LocationPrescot, L35 5DN Prescot, L35 5AT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census229 214
Free school meals (ever 6)56.2% 35.8%
English as an additional language9.2% 46.3%
SEN support25.3% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan8.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.0% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence32.1% 12.5% 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 Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

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