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Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Prescot · L34 2QN

Ages 4–11 · 244 pupils · St. Helens

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

1.29 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.3%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
215

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.29 · Competitive

1st preferences

45

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
91
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
Applications from outside LA
49
Offers to outside-LA applicants
16

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

244 pupils · 245 places

Pupils on roll
244
Boys / girls
136 / 108
School capacity
245
Capacity fill
244 / 245 (100%)
Free school meals
7.4%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah James

Location

Address
Albany Avenue
Postcode
L34 2QN
Town
Prescot
County
Merseyside
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Prescot, St. Helens, 244 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.4%.

Open schools in Prescot
18
Primary schools in Prescot
14
Academies among open schools in Prescot
39% (7)
Open schools in L34
7
Primary in L34
6
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80
Primary in St. Helens LA
54

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PrescotNear L34

  • Evelyn Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Prescot · L34 2SP · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand0.89

    0.2 miles away

  • Prescot Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Prescot · L34 2TA · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.2%

    0.3 miles away

  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Prescot · L34 6JJ · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • St Luke's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Prescot · L35 5AT · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Longton Lane Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · L35 8PB · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Whiston Willis Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Prescot · L35 2XY · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM33.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Nutgrove Methodist Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 5NH · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand1.10

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah James
Telephone
01744678270
Website
www.ecclestonlaneends.st-helens.sch.uk/

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