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Fairlands Primary School

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

personMr Robert Staples

corporate_fareTHE CLAXTON TRUST

location_onStevenage, SG1 3JA

language Visit Website phone 1438351053

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

679

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Fairlands Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stevenage, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fairlands Primary School is an academy converter in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE CLAXTON TRUST. The school has approximately 674 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #224 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #9,786 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

57%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing69% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading63% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-3.0 to -0.3

-1.3

Write

LA -0.4

-2.7 to 0.0

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.1 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.8

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 0.0

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.0 to -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 66%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 2.3

-0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 0.6

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.4

-2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-04

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 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 674 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	674	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	670	4	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	682	5	0.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	685	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	677	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	684	3	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	679	6	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	682	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	679	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	676	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	667	3	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	654	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	648	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	643	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	664	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	664	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	655	7	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	656	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	656	5	0.8%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	646	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	621	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	622	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	622	5	0.8%	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 75 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 67 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 41 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils