Lark Hill Community Primary School
Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4BJ
629 pupils · 91% of 690 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Salford
- Free school meals
- 54.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 79 | 59 | 126 | 65 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 66 | 50 | 109 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 75 | 64 | 121 | 66 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 51 | 118 | 64 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 76 | 46 | 86 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 61 | 46 | 69 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 73 | 53 | 84 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 45 | 86 | 47 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Willow Tree Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's RC Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.