Farington Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

South RibbleConstituency

PR25 4GHPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Farington Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 180 pupils. Farington Primary School is part of The Rowan Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

180

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 180
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Rowan Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Jul 2020	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.