Lark Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Salford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
Website: http://www.larkhillprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01619211390
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Salford
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Wendy McCormack
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132147

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 488
Number of Boys: 249
Number of Girls: 239

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:96
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lark Hill Community Primary School
Liverpool Street , M5 4BJ
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family VA RC Primary School
No 3 Lower Seedley Road , M6 5WX
4out of 4 640 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Tree Primary School
2 Greenland Street , M6 5TJ
3out of 4 654 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Cross Lane , M5 4AL
- not rated 697 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre
Phoebe Street , Ordsall M5 3PJ
2out of 4 1,211 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
King William Street , Salford M50 3UQ
3out of 4 1,107 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
100- 102 Broadway , M50 2UW
2out of 4 1,178 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Albion Academy
1 London Street , M6 6QT
2out of 4 1,581 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Buile Hill Academy
Eccles Old Road , M6 8RD
2out of 4 1,619 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Hallows RC High School
150 Eccles Old Road , M6 8AA
3out of 4 2,096 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Salford City College
Dronfield Road , M6 7FR
- not rated 1,731 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trafford College Group
Talbot Road , Stretford M32 0XH
- not rated 3,202 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The New Broadwalk PRU
51 Belvedere Road , M6 5EJ
3out of 4 705 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Salford Education Inclusion Services at Halton House
36 Eccles Old Road , Seedley M6 8RA
- not rated 1,151 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
University of Salford
The Old Fire Station , M5 4WT
- not rated 1,285 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ahavas Torah Boys Academy
Salbec House , 16 Winders Way M6 6AR
- not rated 1,468 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Edstart
EdStart Specialist Education , 5 Gerald Road M6 6DW
- not rated 1,796 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.