Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Prescot
One of England's earliest centres of the watch and clock trade, Prescot's manufacturing chapter spanned three centuries before deindustrialisation took hold and a new chapter of renewal followed. The Shakespeare North Playhouse, a circular Jacobean-style theatre that opened in 2022, has become the most visible emblem of that shift in this corner of Merseyside, east of Liverpool.
Rainhill is among the most school-competitive areas in the wider borough, while Whiston and Eccleston Lane Ends draw families weighing up primary and secondary places on the town's fringes. Prescot and Eccleston Park stations connect to Liverpool Lime Street via Merseyrail in around twenty minutes. Around 12,800 people live in the civil parish today.
14
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2
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
of which1sixth forms·8faith·1nurseries18 total
Area Performance
Prescot schools rank in the top 47% of England
Across 17 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.32/10, -0.04 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Prescot schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Prescot vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 47%
Across all ranked Prescot schools
Top 44%Primaryavg #6,524 of 14,978
Top 64%Secondaryavg #2,459 of 3,861
Primary schools: 14 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,524
+6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 44% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.25 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,524
+6 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 44% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,459
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 64% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.1
+5.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.0/10
-1.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,459
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 64% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.1
+5.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Prescot
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Prescot
1 Sixth Form
2026
Prescot
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