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Fairburn Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley WF11 9JY · fairburn.n-yorks.sch.uk · 01977 672158
On the mapSearch near WF11 9JY
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Yorkshire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 87
- 4 over 83 places · 105%
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Free school meals
- 5.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 17 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 15 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 13 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Yorkshire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121390)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fairburn Community Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121390)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121390), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121390)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121390)