St Ann's Church of England Primary School
View Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 0LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Rynn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Sponsor
- The Three Saints Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 142154
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514265869
About this school
St Ann's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Prescot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 404 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 82% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Ann's Church of England 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 | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ann's Church of England Primary School compares
St Ann's Church of England Primary School ranked 11th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.6% | 9.7% | 404 | — |
| Oakdene Primary Academy | — | — | — | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Longton Lane Community Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.9% | 284 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 279 | 0.8 miles |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 35.8% | 213 | 1.1 miles |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 195 | 1.1 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)
- 9.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 6.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakdene Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
Longton Lane Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St Luke's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Prescot
-
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in Prescot
St Ann's Church of England Primary School ranks 4th 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 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 St Ann's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Prescot.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ann's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Ann's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Laura Rynn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ann's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ann's Church of England 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 Ann's Church of England Primary School?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Ann's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 404 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Ann's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Ann's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Ann's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Ann's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Ann's Church of England Primary School?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School is part of THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Ann's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 Ann's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School ranked 11th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 Ann's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ann's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ann's Church of England 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 2 July 2026.