Most sought-after schools in Knowsley

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Malvern Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Halewood Church of England Primary Academy Liverpool, primary	1.67	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Roby Park Primary School Knowsley, primary	1.60	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Blacklow Brow School Liverpool, primary	1.52	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
5	Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Prescot, primary	1.40	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	All Saints Catholic High School Knowsley, secondary	1.34	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Lord Derby Academy Liverpool, secondary	1.31	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Sylvester Primary Academy Liverpool, primary	1.30	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.27	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.25	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.22	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Kirkby CofE Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.20	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.18	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.17	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Halewood Academy Knowsley, secondary	1.08	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	Millbrook Community Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.04	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	St Columba's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.03	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.02	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19	Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Widnes, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Knowsley Lane Primary School Liverpool, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
21	St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Prescot, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Prescot, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Stockbridge Village Primary School Stockbridge Village, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Halsnead Primary School Prescot, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School Knowsley, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Albert's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.95	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
27	St Marie's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Eastcroft Park School Liverpool, primary	0.93	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
29	Park Brow Community Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.93	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
30	St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Prescot, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Whiston Willis Primary Academy Prescot, primary	0.92	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Kirkby, primary	0.91	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Knowsley Village School Prescot, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Ravenscroft Community Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Widnes, primary	0.89	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.86	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	St Luke's Catholic Primary School Prescot, primary	0.86	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.85	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Yew Tree Primary Academy Knowsley, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	St Mark's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.82	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.82	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
44	Kirkby High School Liverpool, secondary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.81	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46	Prescot Primary School Prescot, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Evelyn Community Primary School Prescot, primary	0.79	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School Liverpool, primary	0.75	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Plantation Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.74	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
50	Westvale Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.74	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
51	Willow Tree Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.71	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	The Prescot School Liverpool, secondary	0.65	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Park View Academy Liverpool, primary	0.64	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Liverpool, primary	0.55	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
55	Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Prescot, secondary	0.38	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 55 schools in Knowsley have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Knowsley · How we compare schools.