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Lark Hill Community Primary School

Community school · Salford · M5 4BJ

Ages 3–11 · 629 pupils · Salford

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-02-10

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.9%
Unauthorised4.5%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
583

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

64

Places offered

75

1st-preference offers

64

Total preferences (any rank)
121
Preferred offers (top 3)
66
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

629 pupils · 690 places

Pupils on roll
629
Boys / girls
322 / 307
School capacity
690
Capacity fill
629 / 690 (91%)
Free school meals
54.4%
FSM pupils
342
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Paula Warding

Location

Address
Liverpool Street
Postcode
M5 4BJ
Town
Salford
County
Greater Manchester
Local authority
Salford
District
Salford
Constituency
Salford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
13 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Salford, Salford, 629 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 54.4%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Salford
63
Primary schools in Salford
31
Academies among open schools in Salford
24% (15)
Open schools in M5
9
Primary in M5
5
Open schools in Salford LA
137
Primary in Salford LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Paula Warding
Telephone
01619211390
Website
http://www.larkhillprimary.co.uk

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