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).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
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
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
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
63%
2%
2023/24
77%
12%
2022/23
73%
5%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
24 January 2024
Graded inspection
Outstanding
11 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School 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
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
19.3
21.3
–
0
£54,338
2024/25
17.7
21.6
6%
0
£45,781
2023/24
16.8
20.7
20%
0
£44,328
2022/23
16.0
21.1
6%
0
£40,370
2021/22
13.9
22.7
7%
0
£41,314
2020/21
14.9
20.8
13%
0
£39,008
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
13.4
22.5
7%
0
£37,816
2018/19
15.5
18.6
15%
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
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.7%
2.2%
16.1%
0.9%
2024/25
6.4%
2.1%
22.4%
1.0%
2023/24
6.4%
1.5%
19.6%
0.3%
2022/23
6.0%
1.9%
14.6%
1.5%
2021/22
6.8%
1.0%
19.7%
0.8%
2020/21
3.5%
0.9%
8.4%
0.8%
Earlier years (2018/19 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.7%
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.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
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.