Lark Hill Primary School

Lark Hill Primary School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of requires improvement to a current overall effectiveness rating of good. The school's leadership is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where ambition for all pupils is paramount, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is designed to be both broad and ambitious, with an emphasis on developing responsible and respectful individuals. Pupils are happy, engaged, and feel safe, which contributes positively to their learning and participation in school activities.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community within the school.
• Teachers are well trained with secure subject knowledge.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and attitudes.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Ambitious curriculum that promotes achievement.
• Well-sequenced phonics curriculum that supports reading development.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, curriculum content lacks clarity on the specific knowledge pupils need to learn.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lark Hill Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Lark Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lark Hill Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.2% of pupils at Lark Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lark Hill Primary School received £8,951 and spent £8,929 for each of its 167 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£447 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lark Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lark Hill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Lark Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lark Hill Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Lark Hill Primary School have?

Lark Hill Primary School has 173 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lark Hill Primary School cover?

Lark Hill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lark Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lark Hill Primary School?

Lark Hill Primary School is at Northgate Road, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9PH.