Prenton Primary School

Prenton Primary School demonstrates a strong performance overall, with pupils achieving results broadly in line with national averages in key areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics. The school has made notable strides in enhancing the quality of writing instruction, which has historically been a weaker area. Leaders are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. While most aspects of the school are robust, the early years curriculum has been identified as an area requiring improvement, specifically in the implementation and engagement of activities that effectively promote children's learning.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve in line with national averages in reading and mathematics.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensure a safe environment for all pupils.
• Well-designed curriculum that meets pupils' needs and interests.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and wellbeing.
• Leaders focus on building trusting relationships with families.
• Staff receive targeted professional development to enhance teaching practices.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum implementation is not as effective as intended.
• Engagement with learning activities in early years is variable.
• Quality of staff interactions with children in early years lacks consistency.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Prenton Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Prenton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Prenton Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Prenton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Prenton Primary School received £6,390 and spent £6,222 for each of its 393 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£446 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Prenton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prenton Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Prenton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Prenton Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Prenton Primary School have?

Prenton Primary School has 393 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prenton Primary School cover?

Prenton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Prenton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Prenton Primary School?

Prenton Primary School is at Bramwell Avenue, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 0RQ.