Farnborough Road Junior School

A good community school school in Sefton. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Farnborough Road Junior School.

Southport, PR83DF Ofsted: Good Age 7-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

60

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
58.6
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 69.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
51.7
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 8.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
75.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Good

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Good
Overall effectiveness
Good
Last inspected
23 April 2014
Previous grade
Good
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Good
Safeguarding
9

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Farnborough Road
Birkdale
Southport, PR83DF
Phone
1704577625
Website
farnboroughroadjuniors.co.uk

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
104862
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Address
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DF
Website
http://www.farnboroughroadjuniors.co.uk
Age range
7-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School status
Open
Capacity
480 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
470
Free School Meals
17.0% (80 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
2.1% (10 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
95.0%
Excellent
Persistent Absence
12.9%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
69.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
8.0%
Reading Score:
106.0
Maths Score:
105.0
Grammar Score:
106.0

Key Performance Indicators

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected):
69.0 (+10.2 vs average)
Low Persistent Absence:
12.9 (4.6 below average)

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 105.0 106.0
2023 105.0 106.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
31 pupils
Average
Pupils per Year Group
94
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
470 pupils
7-11

Performance Trend

Stable performance

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Belonging together, learning together, achieving together"

Kind Helpful Respectful Honest Hardworking Thoughtful Fair Happy

Curriculum Highlights

Balanced – Using the National Curriculum (2014) as the core of our learning. Alongside this we value the promotion of intellectual, moral, spiritual, aesthetic, creative, emotional and physical development are as equally important. Rigorous – Subjects are taught in isolation as discrete subjects. We may make and create natural ‘topic’ areas but the teaching and learning is embedded in that subject. This enables pupils to understand what subjects are and the skills required to excel in them. Coherent – Throughout our curriculum links are made between different subjects and experiences. Whether that be through World War II in History or links between the local environment in Geography. Vertically Integrated – We ensure that our curriculum has clear and progressive skills. These focus on progression and map out steps of where the pupils are heading to, in each individual subject. Appropriate – Our curriculum tries to ensure that there are no unreasonable demands on our pupils. We match the level of challenge to a pupil’s current level of maturity/knowledge. Focused – Our curriculum clear has a focus for each unit of work covered. This is shared with the pupils at the beginning and throughout the unit to ensure the pupils do not lose sight of this Relevant – We seek to connect the valued outcomes of a curriculum to the pupils being taught it. We constantly seek opportunities for pupils to make informed choices.

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