Larkfield Primary School
Primary schoolLarkfield Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 256 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 56% of pupils at Larkfield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Crossens Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 202420 m
- Presfield High School and Specialist CollegeSpecial. School remains Good, September 202390 m
- Peterhouse SchoolSpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met150 m
- Churchtown Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Stanley High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).