St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Primary in Prescot, Knowsley | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

209

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKnowsley

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St John Fisher Catholic Primary School · Primary · Knowsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

56%

+2pp

78%66%54%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

11%

+7pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

22%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

61%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

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

209

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Tithebarn Road, Knowsley, Prescot, L34 0HA

Local authority

Knowsley

Website

www.stjohnfisherprimary.co.uk/

Telephone

01514778590

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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	56%	11%	78%	22%	78%	11%	67%	28%	72%	61%	104.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	13%	209
2023/24	54%	4%	63%	29%	79%	17%	63%	4%	88%	63%	104.0	101.0	103.0	—	—	—	13%	213
2022/23	66%	7%	86%	17%	76%	14%	79%	7%	86%	76%	105.0	103.0	104.0	-0.50	-0.10	-1.70	11%	224
2018/19	61%	3%	81%	42%	77%	13%	74%	3%	84%	81%	107.0	102.0	105.0	+3.60	+0.80	-1.40	7%	231
2017/18	78%	13%	91%	39%	78%	17%	87%	22%	83%	83%	108.0	105.0	107.0	+5.40	+1.60	+3.30	12%	194
2016/17	74%	7%	93%	30%	78%	11%	93%	30%	93%	89%	107.0	108.0	110.0	+3.80	-0.10	+5.20	12%	194

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	209	20.4	13%	1%	18%	6%	16%
2023/24	213	20.5	13%	1%	19%	5%	14%
2022/23	224	22.0	11%	1%	18%	5%	13%
2021/22	231	20.6	10%	1%	20%	5%	10%
2020/21	226	18.5	14%	0%	19%	—	—
2018/19	231	22.1	7%	0%	14%	4%	6%
2017/18	194	19.0	12%	0%	13%	4%	6%
2016/17	194	22.0	12%	0%	12%	3%	4%