Fairfield Park Lower School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 10 2012 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 9 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
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
135021
Address
Dickens Boulevard, SG5 4FD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
497 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.8%
Persistent absence
7.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.6%
Mixed 13.2%
Other White 4.2%
Indian 4.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
African 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Fairfield Park Lower School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
86
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
78
2nd preference
62
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
77
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
13
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 classes29.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
32
15
17
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
6
11
Reception, Full-time
84
46
38
Year 1
90
55
35
Year 2
84
35
49
Year 3
90
43
47
Year 4
88
38
50
Year 2023-2024

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