Schools in Knowsley
60 state-funded schools, 21,469 pupils. 91.5% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Knowsley?
Knowsley has 60 state-funded schools teaching 21,469 pupils. 49 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Knowsley are Good or Outstanding?
91.5% of the 59 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Knowsley are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 49 Good. 4 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Knowsley are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Knowsley: Knowsley Lane Primary School, Whiston Willis Primary Academy, Cronton Church of England Primary Academy, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Knowsley Central School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Knowsley Lane Primary SchoolPrimary408Outstanding 2024
- Whiston Willis Primary AcademyPrimary391Outstanding 2024
- Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary233Outstanding 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary207Outstanding 2023
- Knowsley Central SchoolSpecial127Outstanding 2014
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 49 | 48 | 95.8% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 75% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Knowsley
Showing 20 of 60 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Halewood Academy | Secondary | 1,140 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,110 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lord Derby Academy | Secondary | 1,078 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkby High School | Secondary | 1,027 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Prescot School | Secondary | 915 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Secondary | 757 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Plantation Primary School | Primary | 478 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | Primary | 473 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 465 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Malvern Primary School | Primary | 464 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Brow Community Primary School | Primary | 461 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prescot Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 104425 | Primary | 446 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School | Primary | 425 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knowsley Lane Primary School | Primary | 408 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 403 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 395 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 392 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whiston Willis Primary Academy | Primary | 391 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park View Academy | Primary | 381 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 375 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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