Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address William Booth Road
Fairstead
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 4RR
Phone 01553774666
Reference Number 120906

General Makeup

Number of pupils 442
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.71%
Girls: 47.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 41.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 26 54
2 24 31 55
3 31 27 58
4 34 26 60
5 31 29 60
6 28 32 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 57.2%
White, Other 12.9%
African 10.4%
Indian 9.7%
Asian, Other 2.3%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-25
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2019-06-18 Short inspection Short inspection
2016-01-13 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2011-03-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-07-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-03-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-11-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-06-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-11-26 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 30% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -4.9 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
King's Oak Academy
Parkway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QJ
0.65 miles
Howard Junior School
Parkway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QJ
0.67 miles
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
Field Lane, Gaywood, St Martha's Catholic Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY
0.71 miles
Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY
0.73 miles
Reffley Academy
Reffley Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3SF
1.2 miles
Highgate Infant School
Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2PS
1.34 miles
Eastgate Academy
Littleport Terrace, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1QA
1.49 miles
Greyfriars Academy
London Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5PY
1.55 miles
King's Lynn Nursery School
St James Park, King's Lynn, PE30 5PT
1.58 miles
South Wootton Junior School
Hall Lane, South Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3JZ
1.63 miles
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
Whitefriars Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5AH
1.73 miles
South Wootton Infant School
9 Church Lane, South Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3LJ
1.78 miles
Greenpark Academy
9-11 Wensum Way, King's Lynn, PE30 2RE
1.93 miles
St Michael's Church of England Academy
Saddlebow Road, South Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5BN
2 miles
West Lynn Primary School
St Peter's Road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 3JL
2.21 miles
North Wootton Academy
Priory Lane, North Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3PT
2.36 miles
West Winch Primary School
Back Lane, West Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0LA
2.72 miles
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
East Winch Road, Ashwicken, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1LY
2.76 miles
Middleton Church of England Primary Academy
School Road, Middleton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1SA
2.77 miles
Clenchwarton Primary School
139 Main Road, Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4DT
3.44 miles
Name Distance
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Winston Churchill Drive, Fairstead, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4RP
0.14 miles
Springwood High School
Queensway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AW
0.66 miles
King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4QG
0.91 miles
King Edward VII Academy
Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2QB
1.1 miles
The College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2QW
1.22 miles
Visiting Teacher Service West
1.84 miles
Fen Rivers Academy
Kilhams Way, King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
1.88 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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