Lark Hill Community Primary School

State-Funded School

lark-hill-community-primary-school-salford-north-west

North WestRegion

SalfordLocal Authority

SalfordConstituency

M5 4BJPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lark Hill Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Salford, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 629 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

25%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

12%

Unclassified

Pupils

629

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 629
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 May 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.