Community school · Sefton

Larkfield Primary School

4–11Ages
256Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104887URN

Preston New Road, Southport, PR9 8PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.3 above Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

90 applications for 26 places · 6th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
4 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Sefton median (2.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 3.5; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 2.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 3.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 3.8; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 3.4; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 3.3; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 3.0; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 3.7; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 2.6; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 2.8; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sefton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	90	3.5	26	1.00
Sep 2025	30	81	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2024	27	85	3.2	27	1.00
Sep 2023	26	99	3.8	24	0.92
Sep 2022	41	101	2.5	40	0.98
Sep 2021	41	119	2.9	40	0.98
Sep 2020	40	116	2.9	40	1.00
Sep 2019	26	87	3.4	25	0.96
Sep 2018	32	105	3.3	29	0.91
Sep 2017	39	116	3.0	35	0.90
Sep 2016	32	117	3.7	30	0.94
Sep 2015	45	119	2.6	52	1.16
Sep 2014	45	124	2.8	37	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 68% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%39th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	15%	104	103
2023/24	55%	5%	104	104
2022/23	65%	0%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Larkfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Churchtown Primary School
0.4 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Marshside Primary School
1.0 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

2026

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Sefton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Norwood Primary School
2.3 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
2.9 km · Sefton

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104887 · 343/2088
Capacity: 255 pupils · 256 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Preston New Road, Southport, PR9 8PA
Local authority: Sefton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources