The Prescot School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 142798
- Address
- Knowsley Park Lane, Prescot, L34 3NB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 915 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52%
- Persistent absence
- 34.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.2%
White British 80.8%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 3.4%
African 3.4%
Other 3.2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 25%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.4
Local authority average 34.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 2.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 34 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
The Prescot School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 106 85 |
| Year 8 | 214 114 100 |
| Year 9 | 203 100 103 |
| Year 10 | 159 85 74 |
| Year 11 | 148 71 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 73.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 52.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 6.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 11.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 5.4% 3.0% |