Farnborough Road Infant School, Southport
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a safe, caring environment where children thrive. Teaching is improving steadily and most pupils make good progress. Parents are very positive about the school, praising the staff's care and approachability, and the school effectively uses funding to support disadvantaged pupils and boost attendance.
Key Strengths
- Staff create a warm, caring learning environment where pupils feel safe and happy
- Teaching is good and improving, with pupils making strong progress in most subjects
- Broad and balanced curriculum that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
- Effective management of pupil premium and sports premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils
- Strong attendance improvement and reduction in persistent absence
Areas for Improvement
- Most able pupils are not consistently given challenging work, especially in mathematics where reasoning opportunities are limited
- Subject leaders need to more precisely evaluate their checks on teaching and learning to drive continuous improvement
- Governors sometimes lack clarity about the impact of leaders' actions on pupil achievement
- Teaching assistants in early years sometimes miss opportunities to deepen children's learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has prompt systems for recording and acting on concerns, staff receive regular training, recruitment procedures are thorough, and pupils feel safe with secure premises and rigorous visitor checks.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, craft, cheerleading, street dance, lacrosse, farm visits
Farnborough Road Infant School is a good school where the headteacher and staff have created a caring learning environment where pupils feel safe and make strong progress in most classes and subjects.
At a Glance
8.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
428 pupils
466 capacity
38 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southport
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Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2974%
Overall absence
8.52018%
Persistent absence
223
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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