Schools in Knowsley

• 62open schools
• 50primary
• 6secondary
• 1independent
• 21,717pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in Knowsley

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)19

Ungraded inspection12

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)13

Report card (from Nov 2025)17

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding3

Good14

Requires improvement1

Inadequate0

62 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 2.

• All Saints Catholic High School

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 18 · 1,129 pupils

  Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 8XF

  Ofsted report card, 14 Apr 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Alt Bridge School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 356 pupils

  Wellcroft Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7TA

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

• Blacklow Brow School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Blacklow Brow School, Tarbock Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XW

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Bluebell Park School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 3 to 19 · 238 pupils

  Cawthorne Walk, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 3XP

  Ofsted 4 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cronton Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 233 pupils

  Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2024: Outstanding

  Church of England

• Eastcroft Park School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils

  Hollinghurst Road, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 1EB

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Evelyn Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 250 pupils

  Evelyn Avenue, Prescot, L34 2SP

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Finch Woods Academy

  Special school · Academy special sponsor led · ages 9 to 16 · 88 pupils

  Bailey's Lane, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0TY

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

• Halewood Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,131 pupils

  The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Knowsley, L26 1UU

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 235 pupils

  Church Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 6LB

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Halsnead Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 252 pupils

  Pennywood Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3TX

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

• Holy Family Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 342 pupils

  Arncliffe Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L25 9PA

  Ofsted 24 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 216 pupils

  Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW

  Ofsted 20 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 428 pupils

  Lordens Road, Huyton, Knowsley, L14 8UD

  Ofsted 12 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England/Roman Catholic

• Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 379 pupils

  Rupert Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 9TF

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

  Church of England

• Kirkby CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 307 pupils

  Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ

  Ofsted 28 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Kirkby High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,042 pupils

  Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9PP

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2022: Good

• Knowsley Central School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 142 pupils

  Mossbrow Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7SY

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Knowsley Lane Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils

  Astley Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8DB

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Knowsley Village School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 175 pupils

  Sugar Lane, Knowsley, Knowsley Village Primary School, Prescot, L34 0ER

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Lawrence House School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 18 · 10 pupils

  8 Huyton Church Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SJ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Lord Derby Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,076 pupils

  Seel Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6DG

  Ofsted 27 Jun 2023: Good

• Malvern Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 486 pupils

  Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 6XA

  Ofsted 1 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Meadow Park School

  Alternative provision · Pupil referral unit · ages 5 to 16 · 79 pupils

  Haswell Drive, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley, L28 1RX

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2024: Good

• Millbrook Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 325 pupils

  Kirkby Row, Westvale, Millbrook Community Primary School, Liverpool, L32 0TG

  Ofsted 26 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 471 pupils

  Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, L33 8XD

  Ofsted 15 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 233 pupils

  Ward Street, Prescot, L34 6JJ

  Ofsted 4 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Park Brow Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 457 pupils

  Broad Lane, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 6QH

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

• Park View Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 375 pupils

  Park View, Huyton, Knowsley, Liverpool, L36 2LL

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2024: Good

• Plantation Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 485 pupils

  Hollies Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0TH

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• Prescot Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 448 pupils

  Maryville Road, Prescot, L34 2TA

  Ofsted 5 Apr 2022: Good (predecessor school)

• Ravenscroft Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 218 pupils

  Ebony Way, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 1XT

  Ofsted 16 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Roby Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Easton Road, Huyton, Knowsley, L36 4NY

  Ofsted 16 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 730 pupils

  Cumber Lane, Whiston, Prescot, L35 2XG

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 346 pupils

  Moorfield, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 1DZ

  Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Adswood Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7XR

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Albert's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 220 pupils

  Steers Croft, Stockbridge Village, Liverpool, L28 8AJ

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Aloysius Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 346 pupils

  Twig Lane, Huyton-with-Roby, Liverpool, L36 2LF

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 241 pupils

  Higher Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 1TD

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Anne's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 334 pupils

  Marina Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XL

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Brigid's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 254 pupils

  Waterpark Drive, Stockbridge Village, Liverpool, L28 7RE

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Columba's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 224 pupils

  Hillside Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8BL

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Gabriel's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 216 pupils

  Ellis Ashton Street, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6BH

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Good

  Church of England

• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 211 pupils

  Tithebarn Road, Knowsley, Prescot, L34 0HA

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 237 pupils

  Bewley Drive, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9PF

  Ofsted 13 Dec 2022: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 202 pupils

  Edenfield Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6DS

  Ofsted 18 Oct 2023: Outstanding

  Roman Catholic

• St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 390 pupils

  Leeside Avenue, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9QX

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 229 pupils

  Lickers Lane, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3SR

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Luke's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 213 pupils

  Shaw Lane, Prescot, L35 5AT

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 7 · 375 pupils

  Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 7 to 11 · 457 pupils

  St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School, Pilch Lane, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 0JG

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Marie's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils

  Bigdale Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 6XL

  Ofsted 15 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Mark's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 217 pupils

  Fir Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0XR

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 230 pupils

  Bryer Road, Prescot, L35 5DN

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 419 pupils

  Sidney Powell Avenue, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0TP

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Stockbridge Village Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 211 pupils

  The Withens, Stockbridge Village, L28 1AB

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2022: Good

• Sylvester Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 294 pupils

  St John's Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 0UX

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Prescot School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 915 pupils

  Knowsley Park Lane, Prescot, Liverpool, L34 3NB

  Ofsted 8 May 2024: Requires improvement

• Westvale Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Melverley Road, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0RQ

  Ofsted report card, 2 Dec 2025

• Whiston Willis Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 419 pupils

  Milton Avenue, Whiston, Prescot, L35 2XY

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2024: Outstanding

Towns in Knowsley

• Knowsley (6)
• Prescot (18)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.