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EnglandNorth WestSeftonPR8 3DFFarnborough Road Junior School
Primary

Farnborough Road Junior School

Primary

Sefton · Southport · PR8 3DF http://www.farnboroughroadjuniors.co.uk

Pupils
475
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
475
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySefton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Farnborough Road Junior School · Primary · Sefton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
-1pp
76%72%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
2%
-6pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
475
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DF
Local authority
Sefton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%2%80%36%79%4%84%15%89%82%106.0105.0106.016%475
2023/2469%8%84%34%80%9%76%23%85%77%106.0105.0106.018%470
2022/2370%5%83%35%80%9%83%24%91%79%106.0105.0106.0-0.10-0.90-0.2015%479
2018/1972%8%79%24%85%26%89%22%87%87%105.0106.0107.0+0.30+1.20+0.9010%471
2017/1876%12%80%31%89%23%93%31%93%83%106.0107.0107.0+1.40+1.40+2.7010%479
2016/1775%8%79%15%87%13%89%32%92%78%104.0106.0106.0-0.50+0.10+1.608%483

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547523.316%2%17%4%7%
2023/2447023.918%2%17%5%13%
2022/2347924.815%2%19%5%12%
2021/2247323.513%2%20%6%11%
2020/2147723.214%2%20%
2018/1947123.010%2%21%3%6%
2017/1847923.410%2%22%4%8%
2016/1748323.38%2%22%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.