Fairways Primary School

Fairways Primary School continues to maintain a good performance level, demonstrating a strong culture of kindness and respect among pupils. The school has developed a broad and aspirational curriculum, with effective training for teachers, resulting in a positive learning environment where students thrive academically and socially. While the majority of subjects are well-structured, some are still developing clarity on key knowledge and vocabulary that pupils need to learn, which impacts overall retention in these areas. Overall, the school offers a safe and nurturing atmosphere that supports pupil well-being and personal development.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a strong enthusiasm for learning.
• Relationships among pupils are positive and supportive.
• The school has an effective and well-loved reading programme.
• Pupils with SEND receive strong support and make good progress.
• Governors demonstrate good understanding of the school community and priorities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity on key knowledge and vocabulary for pupils to learn.
• Teachers do not have clear assessments for all aspects of learning in a few subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Fairways Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Fairways Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Fairways Primary School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.5% of pupils at Fairways Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Fairways Primary School received £7,050 and spent £7,437 for each of its 407 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £60,000 (£147 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Fairways Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fairways Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Fairways Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fairways Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Fairways Primary School have?

Fairways Primary School has 407 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fairways Primary School cover?

Fairways Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Fairways Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fairways Primary School?

Fairways Primary School is at The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4QW.