Farnborough Road Infant School
Farnborough Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 3DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jennifer Sephton (Previously Taylor)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 104863
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704577637
About this school
Farnborough Road Infant School is a community primary school in Southport. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 428 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 30 March 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How Farnborough Road Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farnborough Road Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 10.3% | 428 | — |
| Farnborough Road Junior School | 68% | 3.9% | 17.1% | 468 | 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)
- 10.25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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Farnborough Road Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southport
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southport
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Birkdale Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southport
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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Southport
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Linaker Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Southport
Other 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 Junior 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 year groups does Farnborough Road Infant School teach?
- Farnborough Road Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Farnborough Road Infant School?
- The headteacher of Farnborough Road Infant School is Miss Jennifer Sephton (Previously Taylor), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Farnborough Road Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farnborough Road Infant 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 big is Farnborough Road Infant School?
- Farnborough Road Infant School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Farnborough Road Infant School full?
- Farnborough Road Infant School has capacity for 466 pupils and 428 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Farnborough Road Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farnborough Road Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Farnborough Road Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Farnborough Road Infant School's absence rate?
- Farnborough Road Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Farnborough Road Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Farnborough Road Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.