Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 18 2019 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
442 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
41.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.4%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.2%
Other White 12.9%
African 10.4%
Indian 9.7%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 2.3%
Mixed 2.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 30%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
0
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 classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
7
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
7
2
Reception, Part-time
3
3
0
Reception, Full-time
56
33
23
Year 1
54
28
26
Year 2
55
24
31
Year 3
58
31
27
Year 4
60
34
26
Year 5
60
31
29
Year 6
60
28
32
Year 2023-2024

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