Farnborough Road Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sefton
Unique reference
104862
Address
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, PR8 3DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
470 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
17%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.2%
Unclassified 4.5%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 3.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
116
55
61
Year 4
120
56
64
Year 5
117
60
57
Year 6
117
54
63
Year 2023-2024

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