Primary school

Larkfield Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Sefton
  • PR9 8PA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,460 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 61%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 42%42% · 2022/232023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below−8 pts
Higher standard, RWM15% · North West 6%9/10 Top 20%+51.3 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below+8.2 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−18.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 44 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 59% · 39 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 43 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 42 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 34 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 44 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 41 pupils · North West 63%67%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 44 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 8% · 39 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 43 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 42 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 34 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 5% · 44 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 15% · 41 pupils · North West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 44 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 42 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 34 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 44 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 41 pupils · North West 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 43 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 42 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 34 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 44 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 41 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 97.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd400
3rd240

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2020Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026256
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.6%
First language not English11.1%
SEN support21.5%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils13.0%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

100.4% full · 255 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 10.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.5
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 12.3 FTE · Whole workforce 23.6 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,894
Spend per pupil£7,217
Staff spend per pupil£5,455
Reserve per pupil£613
  • +£156,801revenue reserve
  • −£82,804in-year balance

Grants £6,527 · self-generated £367 · premises £416 per pupil