Farnborough Road Junior School

Community school·Primary school Southport, Sefton·PR8 3DF
Composite score
46.5
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#8,593
National rank
#1226
In North West
#31
In Sefton
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
475
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,994
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Farnborough Road Junior School at a glance

Located in Southport, Sefton, Farnborough Road Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 475 pupils aged 7 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. Farnborough Road Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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