Fairfield Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Halton
- Unique reference
- 111197
- Address
- Peelhouse Lane, WA8 6TH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 586 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 87%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 3.3%
Other 2.6%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Fairfield Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 28 30 |
| Year 1 | 88 50 38 |
| Year 2 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 3 | 86 49 37 |
| Year 4 | 87 41 46 |
| Year 5 | 87 48 39 |
| Year 6 | 90 39 51 |