Whiston Willis Primary Academy

Whiston Willis Primary Academy has been evaluated as outstanding in all areas of the school’s performance. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to high-quality education and exceptional student development, with pupils achieving exceptionally well and showing exemplary behaviour. The leadership team fosters a positive, safe learning environment, and the school's core values are integrated into daily activities, resulting in pupils feeling heard and respected. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing pupils to build on their knowledge logically and develop a deep understanding of various subjects.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil behaviour and positive attitude to learning
• High-quality, ambitious curriculum that builds knowledge logically
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to achieve well
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being
• Extensive range of extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities

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 Whiston Willis Primary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Whiston Willis Primary Academy 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 Whiston Willis Primary Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 22.4% of pupils at Whiston Willis Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 2024–25 Whiston Willis Primary Academy received £6,768 and spent £6,456 for each of its 382 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£363 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Wade Deacon Trust, income was £9,213 and spending £8,949 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Prescot · Knowsley local authority: places and applications

Whiston Willis Primary Academy is part of Wade Deacon Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Oakdene Primary Academy Prescot
• Sylvester Primary Academy Liverpool
• Wade Deacon High School Widnes
• Halewood Academy Knowsley
• Yew Tree Primary Academy Knowsley
• Widnes Academy Widnes
• The Grange School Runcorn
• Weston Point Primary Academy Runcorn
• Hillside High School Bootle

What is Whiston Willis Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whiston Willis Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Whiston Willis Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Whiston Willis Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Whiston Willis Primary Academy have?

Whiston Willis Primary Academy has 419 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whiston Willis Primary Academy cover?

Whiston Willis Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Whiston Willis Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whiston Willis Primary Academy?

Whiston Willis Primary Academy is at Milton Avenue, Whiston, Milton Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 2XY.