Fairfield Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bury
Unique reference
105287
Address
Rochdale Old Road, BL9 7SD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
251 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
25.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.7%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.8%
Mixed 9.6%
Pakistani 7.6%
Other Asian 6%
Other White 4.4%
Indian 3.6%
African 3.6%
Other 3.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Fairfield Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
4
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
4
6
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
22
8
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
31
14
17
Year 6
35
15
20
Year 2023-2024

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