Evelyn Community Primary School
Evelyn Avenue, Prescot, L34 2SP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms S Macleod
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 104446
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778570
About this school
Evelyn Community Primary School is a community primary school in Prescot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 250 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 72% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 97% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 97% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Evelyn Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Evelyn Community Primary School compares
Evelyn Community Primary School ranked 5th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.6% | 23.9% | 250 | — |
| Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 9% | 244 | 0.2 miles |
| Prescot Primary School | — | — | — | 448 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 6.3% | 15.6% | 233 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 47% | 9% | 56.2% | 230 | 0.8 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 35.8% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.91%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 12.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Prescot Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
Other schools in Prescot
Evelyn Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Prescot.
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primary
- Halsnead Primary School Primary
- Knowsley Village School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Prescot Primary School Primary
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Primary
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Evelyn Community Primary School teach?
- Evelyn Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of Evelyn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Evelyn Community Primary School is Ms S Macleod, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Evelyn Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Evelyn Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Evelyn Community Primary School?
- Evelyn Community Primary School has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Evelyn Community Primary School full?
- Evelyn Community Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 250 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Evelyn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Evelyn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Evelyn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Evelyn Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Evelyn Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Evelyn Community Primary School rank locally?
- Evelyn Community Primary School ranked 5th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Evelyn Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Evelyn Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Evelyn Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Evelyn Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.