Whiston Willis Primary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Whiston Willis Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Knowsley, North West.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 419 pupils. Whiston Willis Primary Academy is part of Wade Deacon Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 77%
- Higher standard
- 12%
- Reading score
- 105
- Maths score
- 103
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
52%Boys
48%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 419
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- Wade Deacon Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2024 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| 3 Oct 2013 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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