Fairfield Park Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 11 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
- Website
- www.fairfield.beds.sch.uk
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%
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%
Admissions
Fairfield Park Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 86
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
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 |