Farnborough Road Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 30 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 7 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
104863
Address
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, PR8 3DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
434 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.7%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.6%
Unclassified 15.9%
Mixed 3%
Other White 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Farnborough Road Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
105
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
102
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
102
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
24
8
16
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
35
17
18
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
39
24
15
Reception, Full-time
112
51
61
Year 1
105
48
57
Year 2
119
64
55
Year 2023-2024

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