Farnborough Road Junior School
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Antell
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 468
- URN
- 104862
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704577625
About this school
Farnborough Road Junior School is a community primary school in Southport. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 468 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Farnborough Road Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 121 | 117 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 69% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 77% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Farnborough Road Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 475 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farnborough Road Junior School compares
Farnborough Road Junior School ranked 21st of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.9% | 17.1% | 468 | — |
| Farnborough Road Infant School | — | 4.3% | 10.3% | 428 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.7% | 21.7% | 447 | 0.3 miles |
| Birkdale Primary School | 30% | 6.2% | 23.8% | 430 | 1.1 miles |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School | 47% | 3.5% | 16.8% | 190 | 1.4 miles |
| Linaker Primary School | — | 6.4% | 35.1% | 359 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 7.31%
Location
Nearby schools
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Farnborough Road Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Birkdale Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southport
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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Linaker Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Southport
Farnborough Road Junior School ranks 5th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Southport.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primary
- Larkfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Farnborough Road Junior School teach?
- Farnborough Road Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Farnborough Road Junior School?
- The headteacher of Farnborough Road Junior School is Mr Adrian Antell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Farnborough Road Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farnborough Road Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Farnborough Road Junior School?
- Farnborough Road Junior School has 468 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Farnborough Road Junior School full?
- Farnborough Road Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 468 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Farnborough Road Junior School a faith school?
- No. Farnborough Road Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farnborough Road Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Farnborough Road Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Farnborough Road Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farnborough Road Junior School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Farnborough Road Junior School ranked 21st of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farnborough Road Junior School's absence rate?
- Farnborough Road Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farnborough Road Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farnborough Road Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.