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St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

URN
104453
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School
URN
104453
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

52 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

23

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

46

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#36 of 39 schools in Knowsley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 May 2023
Inspection date
22 February 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

28

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

36

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

22

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.29×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Knowsley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Knowsley)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.stmaryandstpauls.org.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

70.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

57.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

70.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

47.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

L35 5DN - Bryer Road, Prescot, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Bryer Road, Prescot, Merseyside
Postcode
L35 5DN
Phone
1514266869
Website
www.stmaryandstpauls.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Knowsley
Local authority code
340

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 143 schools in Knowsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

143

Open schools

63

Closed schools

80

Primary schools

95

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 May 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 May 202322 February 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 May 2023
    • Good

      Published
      18 May 2023
      Inspected
      22 February 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    61.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    25

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary95 (66.4%)
    • Secondary25 (17.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other23 (16.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Luke's Catholic Primary School649 mPrimaryOpen
    St Luke's RC Infants' School649 mPrimaryClosed
    Whiston Willis Primary Academy742 mPrimaryOpen
    Whiston Willis Community Primary School742 mPrimaryClosed
    Halsnead Community Primary School799 mPrimaryClosed
    Halsnead Primary School951 mPrimaryOpen
    Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Prescot Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Prescot Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, A Specialist Technology College1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    • St Luke's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      649 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Luke's RC Infants' School
      Distance
      649 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Whiston Willis Primary Academy
      Distance
      742 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Whiston Willis Community Primary School
      Distance
      742 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Knowsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimaryL36 8EQClosed
    Blacklow Brow Primary SchoolPrimaryL36 5XWClosed
    Blacklow Brow SchoolPrimaryL36 5XWOpen
    Brookside Community Primary SchoolPrimaryL28 3QAClosed
    Cherryfield Primary SchoolPrimaryL32 3YEClosed
    • Beechwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 8EQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Blacklow Brow Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 5XW
      Status
      Closed
    • Blacklow Brow School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 5XW
      Status
      Open
    • Brookside Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L28 3QA
      Status
      Closed
    • Cherryfield Primary School
    Halsnead Community Primary School
    Distance
    799 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Halsnead Primary School
    Distance
    951 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Prescot Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Prescot Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, A Specialist Technology College
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    L32 3YE
    Status
    Closed