St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Shaw Lane, Prescot, L35 5AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr A Crist
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 104460
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778580
About this school
St Luke's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Prescot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 68% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 68% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 St Luke'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 | 68% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Luke's Catholic Primary School compares
St Luke's Catholic Primary School ranked 12th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.1% | 35.8% | 213 | — |
| Whiston Willis Primary Academy | 63% | 6.3% | 41.7% | 419 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 47% | 9% | 56.2% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| Prescot Primary School | — | — | — | 448 | 0.6 miles |
| Halsnead Primary School | 66% | 8.6% | 45.5% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community | 74% | 5.6% | 43.6% | 229 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 5 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.75%
- English as an additional language
- 46.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiston Willis Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Prescot
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St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Prescot
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Prescot Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prescot
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Halsnead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prescot
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St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community0.7 miles
Primary · Prescot
Other schools in Prescot
St Luke's Catholic Primary School ranks 6th 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
- 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 Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Luke's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Luke's Catholic Primary School is Mr A Crist, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Luke's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke'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 big is St Luke's Catholic Primary School?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Luke's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 213 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 St Luke's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Luke's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Luke's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Luke's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Luke'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 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Luke's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School ranked 12th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Luke's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke'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 15 July 2026.