E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School

Fairlawn Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining a good standard of education since its previous inspection in 2018. The school is noted for its strong community relationships, high expectations for pupil behavior, and a nurturing environment that promotes respect and resilience. Pupils are engaged and feel safe, benefiting from a wide range of extracurricular activities that develop their interests and leadership skills. However, while the school excels in areas like early reading and support for pupils with special educational needs, there are some concerns regarding the teaching of certain foundation subjects and the effectiveness of assessment practices, which may hinder the overall understanding of crucial concepts for some students.

Strengths

• Strong community relationships foster a welcoming environment.
• High expectations for student attendance and behavior.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• A broad curriculum that provides incremental knowledge development.
• Pupils develop a love for reading through varied texts and storytelling events.
• Opportunities for leadership roles enhance pupil confidence and responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching in some foundation subjects does not support secure understanding of key concepts.
• Assessment practices in certain subjects are not fully developed, leading to gaps in understanding.

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 E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.6% 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, 0.4% of pupils at E-ACT Fairlawn 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 E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.6% 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, 15.6% of pupils at E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School received £7,185 and spent £8,070 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £246,000 (£1,074 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of E-Act, income was £8,727 and spending £8,448 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bristol, City Of · Bristol, City of local authority: places and applications

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School is part of E-Act, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• E-ACT Montpelier High School Bristol
• E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy Bristol
• E-Act Barton Hill Academy Bristol
• E-ACT St Ursula's Academy Bristol
• E-ACT the Kingfisher School Bristol
• E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Perry Court Academy Hengrove
• E-ACT Bristol Academy South Bristol

What is E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School have?

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School has 308 pupils on roll.

What age range does E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School cover?

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School?

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School is at Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5JL.