Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Ward Street, Prescot, L34 6JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Sutton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 104459
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778220
About this school
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Prescot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 July 2023, 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 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 72% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 14% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Our Lady's Catholic 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 | 60% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.3% | 15.6% | 233 | — |
| Evelyn Community Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 23.9% | 250 | 0.3 miles |
| Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 9% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| Prescot Primary School | — | — | — | 448 | 0.5 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 | 0.9 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)
- 15.61%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 15.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Evelyn Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Prescot Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Prescot
Other schools in Prescot
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Prescot.
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primary
- Evelyn Community Primary School Primary
- Halsnead Primary School Primary
- Knowsley Village School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy 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 ages does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Angela Sutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady's Catholic 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 many pupils are at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 233 on roll (111%), 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 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady's Catholic 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.