Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 120906
- Address
- William Booth Road, Fairstead, PE30 4RR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 433 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 42.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 55%
Other White 12%
Indian 11.5%
African 11.1%
Other 3.5%
Mixed 2.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingWell below average-4.9
MathsWell below average-3.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 6 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 25 21 |
| Year 1 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 2 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 3 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 4 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 5 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 6 | 58 29 29 |