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Fairfield First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Academy
Stourbridge Road, Fairfield, Bromsgrove B61 9LZ · fairfield.worcs.sch.uk · 01527 873081
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Last distance offered
- 2.07 mi
- 3.33 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Out of area – distance only · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 145
- 97% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 4.8%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Out of area – distance only” went to a home 2.07 mi (3.33 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Out of area – distance only | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.07 mi3.33 km | |
Ofsted
Fairfield First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in May 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116675)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116675), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116675)
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116675)
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116675)
Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116675)