Lark Hill Community Primary School
Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Paula Warding
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 690
- Pupils on roll
- 629
- URN
- 132147
- Local authority
- Salford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01619211390
About this school
Lark Hill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Salford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 629 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 76 | 83 | 73 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 49% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Lark Hill Community Primary 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 | Salford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 53.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 653 |
| 2024/25 | 634 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lark Hill Community Primary School compares
Lark Hill Community Primary School ranked 46th of 69 primary schools in Salford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.6% | 54.2% | 629 | — |
| Holy Family VA RC Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 24.4% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Willow Tree Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 45.2% | 469 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 7.4% | 58.7% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre | 74% | 6.2% | 44% | 511 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 30% | 5.6% | 40.7% | 220 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 8 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.15%
- English as an additional language
- 44.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 22.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Family VA RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Willow Tree Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
Other schools in Salford
Lark Hill Community Primary School ranks 15th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Salford.
- Brentnall Academy Primary
- Broughton Jewish Cassel Fox Primary School Primary
- Dukesgate Academy Primary
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primary
- Light Oaks Infant School Primary
- Light Oaks Junior School Primary
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Road Academy Primary
- Monton Green Primary School Primary
- Moss Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lark Hill Community Primary School teach?
- Lark Hill Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Salford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lark Hill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lark Hill Community Primary School is Headteacher Paula Warding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lark Hill Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lark Hill Community Primary 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 Lark Hill Community Primary School?
- Lark Hill Community Primary School has 629 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lark Hill Community Primary School full?
- Lark Hill Community Primary School has capacity for 690 pupils and 629 on roll (91%), 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 Lark Hill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lark Hill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lark Hill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lark Hill Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lark Hill Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lark Hill Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lark Hill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lark Hill Community Primary School rank locally?
- Lark Hill Community Primary School ranked 46th of 69 primary schools in Salford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lark Hill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Lark Hill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lark Hill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lark Hill Community Primary 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 30 June 2026.