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Larkrise Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Boundary Brook Road, Oxford OX4 4AN · larkriseprimary.org · 01865 721476
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.57 mi
- 0.91 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 434
- 96% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- First language not English
- 36.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- River Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.57 mi (914 m) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.57 mi0.91 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123053)
Ofsted
Larkrise Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123053), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123053)
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123053)
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123053)
Feb 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123053)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 199
- 50% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (26%) with SEND