St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Lickers Lane, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3SR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Tambourini
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 261
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 104475
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778410
About this school
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Prescot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community, and its latest judgement is set out 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 22 March 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 | 25 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 72% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community 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 | 73% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community compares
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community ranked 8th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.6% | 43.6% | 229 | — |
| Halsnead Primary School | 66% | 8.6% | 45.5% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Whiston Willis Primary Academy | 63% | 6.3% | 41.7% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 35.8% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School | 47% | 9% | 56.2% | 230 | 0.8 miles |
| Longton Lane Community Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 284 | 1.2 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)
- 43.59%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 16.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halsnead Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Whiston Willis Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Longton Lane Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in Prescot
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community ranks 5th 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 Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community teach?
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community?
- The headteacher of St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community is Mrs Angela Tambourini, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community, 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 St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community?
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community full?
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community has capacity for 261 pupils and 229 on roll (88%), 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 Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community a faith school?
- Yes. St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community as having nursery classes.
- How have St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community ranked 8th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community's absence rate?
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community'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.