Whiston Willis Primary Academy
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Milton Avenue, Whiston, Milton Avenue, Prescot, L35 2XY
Headteacher · Mr IAN COOPER
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 16 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils419Capacity 353
OfstedOutstandingInspected 24 January 2024
TrustWade Deacon Trust
Free school meals33.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded inspection on 24 January 2024.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Knowsley council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in KnowsleyApplications for September 2026
51 of the 54 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered59
Applications138
First choice54
First-choice offers51
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School0.3 mi
- Halsnead Primary School0.3 mi
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community0.4 mi
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 mi
- Prescot Primary School0.9 mi