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Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Daniel Farthing

location_onKing's Lynn, PE30 4RR

language Visit Website phone 1553774666

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

418

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in King's Lynn, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is a community school in King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 433 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #209 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #12,761 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 53%

Reading73% LA 69%

Writing44% LA 63%

Maths63% LA 66%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading72% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.8

-4.8 to -1.5

-4.9

Write

LA -1.7

-6.6 to -3.3

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.5 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.9

-2.0 to 1.3

-0.6

Write

LA -1.1

-2.1 to 0.9

2.6

Maths

LA -1.5

1.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%

Reading63% LA 70%

Writing71% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.8

-3.9 to -0.1

0.5

Write

LA -0.9

-1.3 to 2.3

2.1

Maths

LA -1.3

0.4 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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13 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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08 March 2011

Inspection Report

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19 November 2008

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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11 March 2008

Inspection Report

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06 November 2007

Inspection Report

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06 June 2007

Inspection Report

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22 January 2007

Inspection Report

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26 November 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-01-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-03-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 433 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	433	14	3.2%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	426	37	8.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	26	5.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	442	15	3.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	424	4	0.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	434	11	2.5%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	418	22	5.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	423	19	4.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	435	29	6.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	432	11	2.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	426	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	449	14	3.1%	0.4%	2
2020/21 (Spring term)	440	5	1.1%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	425	10	2.4%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	440	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	440	8	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	432	17	3.9%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	443	16	3.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	442	12	2.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	433	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	418	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	410	14	3.4%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	408	8	2.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	424	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	419	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	400	5	1.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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