The Prescot School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 9 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
- 890 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.2%
- Persistent absence
- 43.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.9%
White British 83.3%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 3.1%
Unclassified 2.5%
African 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.88
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.9
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 20%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.9
Local authority average 33.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.81
Local authority average 2.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
The Prescot School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 112 93 |
| Year 8 | 203 98 105 |
| Year 9 | 154 82 72 |
| Year 10 | 154 80 74 |
| Year 11 | 174 99 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 74.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 52.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 14.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 7.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 19.0% 12.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |