Farnborough Road Junior 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at developing confident, enthusiastic readers and writers. Teachers provide interesting activities, carefully track each pupil's progress, and meet with children regularly to discuss their individual learning targets. The school is a caring community where children are respectful, well-behaved, and genuinely enjoy school.
Key Strengths
- Strong achievement in reading and writing, well above national levels
- Good progress made by pupils from their individual starting points
- Pupils' behaviour is good and they are respectful and considerate
- Effective curriculum that promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Ambitious headteacher with strong leadership and support from staff and governors
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics achievement not as strong as reading and writing
- Pupils do not have enough opportunities to practise mathematical skills across other subjects
- Marking does not always provide clear advice on how to improve work
- Pupils do not always correct and edit their work
- Some pupils spend time on activities they are already confident with rather than moving quickly to challenging tasks
Safeguarding
Pupils feel safe and are kept safe in school.
Extracurricular Activities
Reading club for most able readers, pupil mediators on playground
Farnborough Road Junior School is a good school where pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics from their individual starting points. Teaching is usually good with examples of outstanding practice, and pupils have positive attitudes toward learning with above-average attendance.
At a Glance
16.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 80%. Maths has improved from 76% to 84%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
29.7
KS2
16
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
468 pupils
480 capacity
12 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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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.94339%
Overall absence
7.30689%
Persistent absence
479
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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