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Lark Hill Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personHeadteacher Wendy McCormack

location_onSalford, M5 4BJ

language Visit Website phone 1619211390

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

646

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Lark Hill Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Salford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lark Hill Community Primary School is a community school in Salford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 634 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 71 primaries in Salford and #8,926 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 68%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing47% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 0.2

-4.5

Write

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -3.0

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.2 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading34% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths42% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA 0.4

-5.2 to -1.9

-1.7

Write

LA 0.4

-3.2 to -0.2

-3.4

Maths

LA 0.4

-4.8 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 63%

Reading41% LA 73%

Writing36% LA 76%

Maths55% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.4

-2.5 to 1.1

-2.3

Write

LA 0.3

-4 to -0.6

Maths

LA 0.6

0.4 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 February 2022

Inspection Report

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23 March 2021

Inspection Report

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25 April 2018

Inspection Report

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26 September 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2008

Inspection Report

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27 February 2008

Inspection Report

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04 July 2007

Inspection Report

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03 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-04-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-09-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 634 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	634	2	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	644	4	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	658	7	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	653	5	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	641	9	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	657	6	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	646	5	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	627	4	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	579	4	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	530	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	528	2	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	507	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	484	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	509	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	509	3	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	509	11	2.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	547	8	1.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	558	19	3.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	552	8	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	550	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	537	3	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	552	2	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	589	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	576	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	568	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 75 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils