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Whiston Willis Primary Academy

Whiston Willis Primary Academy is a primary academy in Prescot, United Kingdom with 412 pupils, part of Wade Deacon Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 24 January 2024. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Midday Assistant (closes 20 November).

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Head
IAN COOPER, Headteacher
Trust or group
Wade Deacon Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
412 pupils · 49% girls · 32.7% eligible for free school meals · 7.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
94 (22.4%) on SEN support · 23 (5.5%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Knowsley
Location
Prescot, L35 2XY, United Kingdom
Telephone
01514778270
Website
whistonwillis.co.uk
Register number
URN 145613 (register entry)
Ofsted
Outstanding, inspected 24 January 2024

Vacancies (1)

Midday Assistant

Salary £5,066 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 20 Nov

Part timeLunchtime and wraparound care

We seek to appoint two committed and driven Midday Assistants to join our popular school. The successful candidates will be key members of our team as we continue on our journey…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2563%2%
2023/2477%12%
2022/2373%5%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
24 January 2024Graded inspectionOutstanding
11 October 2022Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2619.321.3–0£54,338
2024/2517.721.66%0£45,781
2023/2416.820.720%0£44,328
2022/2316.021.16%0£40,370
2021/2213.922.77%0£41,314
2020/2114.920.813%0£39,008
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2013.422.57%0£37,816
2018/1915.518.615%0£36,279

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/265.7%2.2%16.1%0.9%
2024/256.4%2.1%22.4%1.0%
2023/246.4%1.5%19.6%0.3%
2022/236.0%1.9%14.6%1.5%
2021/226.8%1.0%19.7%0.8%
2020/213.5%0.9%8.4%0.8%
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.7%1.1%6.8%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Administration and Reception Assistant, Class Teacher, Midday Assistant. Last advertised June 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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