Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 141961
- Address
- Stansfield Drive, Airedale, WF10 3DB
- Website
- Fairburnview.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 514 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.0%
White British 89.3%
Other White 5.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Mixed 1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 46 29 17 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 43 24 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 11 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 2 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 53 29 24 |
| Year 5 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 6 | 58 35 23 |