Schools near Prescot
18 open schools in Prescot, Knowsley · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Knowsley schools · grammar schools in Prescot
Prescot has 18 state schools: 14 primary, 2 secondary, part of Knowsley's wider catchment. 17 have a published Ofsted rating, and 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding
These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.
How places are allocated in Knowsley
Primary schools: Published LA default hierarchy (LAC, siblings, staff, then distance) has no catchment-area step; catchment/faith criteria only apply at specific schools via a supplementary form. (source)
Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.
Prescot straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is Knowsley's, and St. Helens also has schools here, applying under its own.
Key dates
| Entry year | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2028 | Application deadline | 2027-10-31 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary application deadline | 2028-01-15 |
| Sept 2028 | Offer day | 2028-03-01 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary offer day | 2028-04-17 |
| Sept 2027 | Application deadline | 2026-10-31 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary application deadline | 2027-01-15 |
| Sept 2027 | Offer day | 2027-03-01 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary offer day | 2027-04-16 |
| Sept 2026 | Application deadline | 2025-10-31 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary application deadline | 2026-01-15 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Offer day | 2026-03-02 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary offer day | 2026-04-16 (passed) |
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