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Fairfields Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Free school
Apollo Avenue, Fairfields, Milton Keynes MK11 4BA · fairfieldsprimary.co.uk · 01908 410330
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Milton Keynes 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.00 mi
- 1.61 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 (Other children) · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 603
- 90% of 669 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- First language not English
- 24%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6 (Other children)” went to a home 1.00 mi (1.61 km) from the school. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 85% 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 | 90 | 105 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 78 | 92 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 79 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 (Other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.00 mi1.61 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Milton Keynes it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲108 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Fairfields Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
Jan 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 83
- 20% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (14%) with SEND