Halsnead Primary School | School performance

66%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

286

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

286

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

286

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKnowsley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Halsnead Primary School · Primary · Knowsley

Part ofTHE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

66%

-12pp

78%51%24%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 66%

RWM higher standard

+5pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

84%

Reading higher standard

52%

Writing expected standard

68%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

50%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

286

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

46%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

32%

Contact

Address

Pennywood Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3TX

Local authority

Knowsley

Website

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Telephone

01514778130

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	66%	5%	84%	52%	68%	5%	70%	50%	84%	73%	108.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	23%	286
2023/24	78%	0%	80%	25%	80%	0%	78%	23%	88%	70%	107.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	22%	297
2022/23	60%	2%	71%	23%	73%	2%	67%	17%	96%	44%	104.0	103.0	100.0	+2.70	+1.80	+2.80	18%	310
2018/19	40%	0%	56%	12%	56%	0%	54%	7%	58%	40%	100.0	99.0	99.0	-3.60	-3.80	-4.80	13%	378
2017/18	24%	3%	59%	15%	71%	12%	35%	3%	82%	56%	101.0	98.0	100.0	-2.70	-0.60	-4.80	—	369

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	286	20.6	23%	7%	46%	9%	32%
2023/24	297	24.4	22%	5%	48%	8%	28%
2022/23	310	22.3	18%	4%	49%	8%	29%
2021/22	315	26.0	16%	3%	51%	8%	31%
2020/21	327	21.6	11%	3%	44%	—	—
2018/19	378	22.0	13%	2%	49%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	20.5	—	—	—	6%	16%