St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Prescot, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Luke's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Prescot, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Luke's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 27 of the 47 other Knowsley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shaw Lane, Prescot, L35 5AT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “'Be respectful, be ready, be resilient' is the school's motto and leaders ensure that this is at the heart of school life.”
- “Each day begins with a warm welcome from staff, helping pupils feel valued and supported as individuals.”
- “Pupils from all backgrounds settle quickly and feel a genuine sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Leaders are continuing their work to ensure that disadvantaged pupils consistently attain well in all areas.”
- “Their knowledge is not as secure in some subjects.”
- “This is because staff do not adapt teaching effectively enough to build on what pupils already know in these areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Knowsley.
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Prescot Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Halsnead Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Evelyn Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published