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Fairways Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 4QW · fairways.southend.sch.uk · 01702 525693
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.61 mi
- 4.20 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · outside of catchment area · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 407
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “outside of catchment area” went to a home 2.61 mi (4.20 km) from the school. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – outside of catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.61 mi4.20 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Fairways Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 70
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (31%) with SEND