Larkrise Primary School

Larkrise Primary School is performing well overall, having achieved a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. This marks the first inspection since its conversion to an academy in February 2019, and the school has made notable improvements since previously being judged inadequate in May 2018. The inclusive environment fosters creativity and kindness, encouraging students to engage actively in their learning and extracurricular activities. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's supportive atmosphere and the respect shown towards their children.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive community
• Strong emphasis on personal development and character building
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Curriculum success in reading, mathematics and science
• Engaged and motivated students participating in various clubs
• Strong leadership from the headteacher and governing body
• Effective safeguarding measures in place

Areas for Improvement

• Some lesson activities in foundation subjects do not build on prior learning
• Unclear expectations for learning outcomes in a few foundation subjects
• Attendance issues for disadvantaged pupils

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 Larkrise Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Larkrise 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 Larkrise Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% 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, 28.1% of pupils at Larkrise Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 2024–25 Larkrise Primary School received £6,741 and spent £6,623 for each of its 430 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £32,000 (£75 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of River Learning Trust, income was £8,007 and spending £7,763 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Larkrise Primary School is part of River Learning Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Rose Hill Primary School Oxford
• Cheney School Oxford
• The Oxford Academy Oxford
• New Marston Primary School Oxford
• The Swan School Oxford
• Bayards Hill School Oxford
• Barton Park Primary School Oxford
• Horspath Church of England Primary School Oxford
• The Cherwell School Oxford
• Sandhills Community Primary School Oxford

What is Larkrise Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Larkrise Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Larkrise Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Larkrise Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Larkrise Primary School have?

Larkrise Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does Larkrise Primary School cover?

Larkrise Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Larkrise Primary School?

Larkrise Primary School is at Boundary Brook Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4AN.