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Education in Knowsley

Metropolitan borough

The south west of the North West. 163,723 people in 87 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Knowsley, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Knowsley had 63 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
63
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Knowsley had 63 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Knowsley among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Knowsley is 63.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Knowsley. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Knowsley

Knowsley has 63 open schools: 49 primary, 6 secondary, 7 special and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
15
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

19 of the 60 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between April 2022 and May 2024.

16 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

13 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Knowsley

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Cronton Church of England Primary Academy (March 2024), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (October 2023), Whiston Willis Primary Academy (January 2024).

Primary (49)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Blacklow Brow SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11235Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met86% met KS2 standard
Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11233Outstanding (overall), March 202465% met KS2 standard
Eastcroft Park SchoolCommunity school3 to 11222Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11250Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11235Good (overall), April 202383% met KS2 standard
Halsnead Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11252Good (overall), July 202366% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11342School remains Good, May 202370% met KS2 standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryVoluntary aided school2 to 11216School remains Good, March 202468% met KS2 standard
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11428Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade64% met KS2 standard
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11379Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Kirkby CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11307Good (overall), March 202362% met KS2 standard
Knowsley Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11434Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met64% met KS2 standard
Knowsley Village SchoolCommunity school3 to 11175Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
Malvern Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11486Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade80% met KS2 standard
Millbrook Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11325Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade56% met KS2 standard
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Community school3 to 11471Standards maintained, January 202551% met KS2 standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11233School remains Good, July 202354% met KS2 standard
Park Brow Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11457Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met52% met KS2 standard
Park View AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11375Good (overall), April 202466% met KS2 standard
Plantation Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11485Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Prescot Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11448Good (overall), April 2022, before the school changed
Ravenscroft Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11218Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade32% met KS2 standard
Roby Park Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11234Standards maintained, October 202464% met KS2 standard
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11346Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11220Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
St Aloysius Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11346Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11241Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11334Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met47% met KS2 standard
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school2 to 11254Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade66% met KS2 standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11224Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11216Good (overall), January 202471% met KS2 standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11211Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade56% met KS2 standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11237Good (overall), December 202253% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11202Outstanding (overall), October 202383% met KS2 standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11390Standards maintained, November 202456% met KS2 standard
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityVoluntary aided school3 to 11229School remains Good, March 202374% met KS2 standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11213Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 7375Standards maintained, November 2024
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school7 to 11457School remains Good, March 202476% met KS2 standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11222Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade54% met KS2 standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11217Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11230Good (overall), February 202347% met KS2 standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11419Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met51% met KS2 standard
Stockbridge Village Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11211Good (overall), November 202236% met KS2 standard
Sylvester Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11294Standards maintained, November 202458% met KS2 standard
Westvale Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11212Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Whiston Willis Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11419Outstanding (overall), January 202463% met KS2 standard
Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11176Good (overall), June 202356% met KS2 standard
Yew Tree Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11226Good (overall), January 202329% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
All Saints Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school11 to 181,129Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 40.6
Halewood AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,131Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 39.8
Kirkby High SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,042Good (overall), July 2022Attainment 8: 34.8
Lord Derby AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,076Good (overall), June 2023Attainment 8: 34.3
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16730Report card, June 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 32.6
The Prescot SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16915Requires improvement (overall), May 2024Attainment 8: 35.1

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
ActivateSpecial post 16 institution16 to 25No outcome in Ofsted's file
Alt Bridge SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19356Good (overall), October 2023
Bluebell Park SchoolCommunity special school3 to 19238School remains Good, July 2023
Finch Woods AcademyAcademy special sponsor led9 to 1688Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Knowsley Central SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11142Standards maintained, March 2025
Lakeside SchoolOther independent special school5 to 17100No outcome in Ofsted's file
Lawrence House SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1810No outcome in Ofsted's file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Meadow Park SchoolPupil referral unit5 to 1679Good (overall), March 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.