Larkfield Primary School | Primary in Southport, Sefton | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

261

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySefton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Larkfield Primary School · Primary · Sefton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

56%

+1pp

67%61%55%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

15%

+10pp

15%8%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

66%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

24%

Maths expected standard

68%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

29%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

261

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

23%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Preston New Road, Southport, PR9 8PA

Local authority

Sefton

Website

www.larkfieldprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01704224720

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	15%	66%	29%	71%	24%	68%	24%	85%	63%	104.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	23%	261
2023/24	55%	5%	73%	27%	59%	5%	68%	27%	61%	70%	104.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	22%	277
2022/23	65%	0%	74%	26%	85%	15%	74%	12%	82%	74%	105.0	103.0	103.0	+1.60	+3.50	+0.70	17%	280
2018/19	62%	7%	62%	17%	79%	14%	74%	29%	86%	74%	102.0	105.0	105.0	-3.90	-2.00	-2.10	11%	289
2017/18	67%	7%	77%	23%	81%	16%	72%	26%	81%	79%	106.0	107.0	106.0	+0.30	+0.60	+2.50	13%	294
2016/17	59%	8%	62%	26%	67%	10%	82%	31%	74%	79%	102.0	106.0	106.0	+0.30	+0.10	+3.20	7%	292

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	261	19.2	23%	11%	23%	6%	13%
2023/24	277	18.9	22%	9%	24%	6%	14%
2022/23	280	22.1	17%	9%	23%	7%	21%
2021/22	288	22.7	13%	9%	21%	7%	20%
2020/21	277	22.2	9%	9%	21%	—	—
2018/19	289	21.3	11%	10%	22%	4%	9%
2017/18	294	21.9	13%	10%	22%	5%	12%
2016/17	292	23.2	7%	8%	18%	4%	8%