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Farnborough Road Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport PR8 3DF · farnboroughroadinfants.co.uk · 01704 577637
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 428
- 92% of 466 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 102 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 102 | 98 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 121 | 121 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 105 | 102 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 112 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 110 | 106 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Farnborough Road Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 131
- 30% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (8%) with SEND