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Fairfield Primary School

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

personMr Chris Steele

corporate_fareLEARNING FOR LIFE TRUST

location_onCockermouth, CA13 0DX

language Visit Website phone 1900821133

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

438

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Fairfield Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Cockermouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fairfield Primary School is an academy converter in Cockermouth, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of LEARNING FOR LIFE TRUST. The school has approximately 447 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #4,132 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

83%

LA 55%

Reading85% LA 72%

Writing89% LA 68%

Maths92% LA 68%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 1.8

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.8

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.4 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths98% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.2

-0.3 to 3.0

4.0

Write

LA 0.3

2.4 to 5.5

3.4

Maths

LA -0.8

2.0 to 4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading84% LA 79%

Writing86% LA 79%

Maths90% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.4

0.6 to 4

4.1

Write

LA 0.5

2.5 to 5.7

2.2

Maths

LA -0.3

0.7 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 September 2023

Inspection Report

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03 July 2018

Inspection Report

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05 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-07-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-11-28

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 447 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below 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)	447	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	437	5	1.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	445	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	429	6	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	438	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	438	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	395	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	399	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	378	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	369	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	353	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	373	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	371	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	368	0	0.0%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Fairfield Primary 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

Top Primary Schools in Cumberland

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

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