Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 5 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.3%
Other White 5.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Mixed 1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
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 classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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