Whiston Willis Primary Academy | School performance

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

391

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

391

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

391

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKnowsley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Whiston Willis Primary Academy · Primary · Knowsley

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

63%

-14pp

77%70%63%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

-10pp

15%9%2%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

76%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

74%

Maths higher standard

15%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

70%

SPAG higher standard

11%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

391

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

42%

SEN

25%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Milton Avenue, Whiston, Prescot, L35 2XY

Local authority

Knowsley

Website

www.whistonwillis.co.uk

Telephone

01514778270

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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	63%	2%	70%	26%	76%	4%	74%	15%	85%	70%	104.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	25%	391
2023/24	77%	12%	81%	33%	77%	16%	77%	23%	84%	60%	105.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	19%	361
2022/23	73%	5%	88%	32%	83%	20%	76%	7%	83%	76%	107.0	103.0	104.0	+2.90	+3.30	+0.00	15%	346
2018/19	69%	15%	82%	41%	85%	23%	74%	28%	85%	87%	107.0	104.0	105.0	+3.90	+2.30	+0.70	15%	307

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	391	21.6	25%	6%	42%	6%	20%
2023/24	361	20.7	19%	6%	37%	6%	19%
2022/23	346	21.1	15%	6%	35%	7%	18%
2021/22	333	22.7	17%	4%	36%	7%	19%
2020/21	328	20.8	15%	5%	36%	—	—
2018/19	307	18.6	15%	3%	40%	4%	10%