Halsnead Primary School
Pennywood Drive, Prescot, L35 3TX
252 pupils · 60% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 19 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 57 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 27 | 58 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 26 | 42 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 27 | 49 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 53 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 29 | 46 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 42 | 30 | 55 | 31 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy 0.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Willow Tree Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.