Farington Primary School
Rose Street, Farington, Leyland, PR25 4GH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Allan Williams
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 148387
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772421977
About this school
Farington Primary School is a primary academy in Leyland. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 180 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 25 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 92% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Farington 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farington Primary School compares
Farington Primary School ranked 260th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.2% | 30.2% | 180 | — |
| St Catherine's RC Primary School | 74% | 3.8% | 16.8% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Lever House Primary School | 68% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 293 | 0.3 miles |
| Leyland Methodist Junior School | 46% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 252 | 0.6 miles |
| Leyland Methodist Infant School | — | 4.4% | 15.3% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 30.5% | 188 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.17%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 10.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Catherine's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Lever House Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Leyland Methodist Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Leyland Methodist Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Leyland
-
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leyland
Other schools in Leyland
Farington Primary School ranks 11th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Leyland.
- Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Lever House Primary School Primary
- Leyland Methodist Infant School Primary
- Leyland Methodist Junior School Primary
- Leyland St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Moss Side Primary School Primary
- Northbrook Primary Academy Primary
- Seven Stars Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Farington Primary School teach?
- Farington Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leyland.
- Who is the headteacher of Farington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Farington Primary School is Mr Allan Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Farington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farington 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 Farington Primary School?
- Farington Primary School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Farington Primary School full?
- Farington Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), 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 Farington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Farington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Farington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Farington Primary School?
- Farington Primary School is part of THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Farington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farington Primary School rank locally?
- Farington Primary School ranked 260th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farington Primary School's absence rate?
- Farington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farington 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 10 July 2026.