Whiston Willis Primary Academy
Academy converter in Prescot, Knowsley.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 419 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 353 |
| Free school meals | 33.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | WADE DEACON TRUST |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Address | Milton Avenue, Whiston, Milton Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.whistonwillis.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01514778270 |
| URN | 145613 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 January 2024, published 10 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 12 October 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Halsnead Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Prescot Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Longton Lane Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Evelyn Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.