Larkfield Primary School is a primary school located in Southport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Preston New Road, Southport

School Information

Address: Preston New Road, Southport, PR9 8PA
Website: www.larkfieldprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01704224720
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr J D Ward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104887

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 311
Number of Pupils: 277
Number of Boys: 137
Number of Girls: 140

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crossens Nursery School
Preston New Road , PR9 8PA 		4out of 4 18 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larkfield Primary School
Preston New Road , PR9 8PA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Churchtown Primary School
St Cuthbert's Road , Churchtown PR9 7NN 		3out of 4 473 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Radnor Drive , Churchtown PR9 9RR 		4out of 4 524 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Marshside Primary School
Elswick Road , Marshside PR9 9XA 		3out of 4 1,083 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Rufford Road , Crossens PR9 8JH 		3out of 4 1,519 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanley High School
Fleetwood Road , PR9 9TF 		1out of 4 1,014 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA 		3out of 4 96 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Peterhouse School
Preston New Road , Churchtown PR9 8PA 		4out of 4 159 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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