Fairfield Park Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 16 2024 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
- 516 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 72.1%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 4.3%
Indian 4.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Admissions
Fairfield Park Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 6 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 48 26 22 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 7 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 88 45 43 |
| Year 1 | 88 48 40 |
| Year 2 | 89 55 34 |
| Year 3 | 89 36 53 |
| Year 4 | 90 43 47 |