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EnglandNorth WestBuryBL9 7SDFairfield Community Primary School
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Fairfield Community Primary School

Primary

Bury · Bury · BL9 7SD www.fairfieldprimarybury.org.uk/

Pupils
256
cap. 249
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Fairfield Community Primary School · Primary · Bury

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
+18pp
75%58%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
256
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7SD
Local authority
Bury
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%0%76%18%73%0%82%21%91%82%103.0105.0106.020%256
2023/2440%3%69%17%60%3%66%14%91%80%103.0102.0105.024%251
2022/2360%3%74%23%74%3%71%29%86%74%104.0104.0105.0+0.80-0.60+1.5022%243
2018/1971%14%91%31%74%17%91%34%86%94%106.0108.0110.0+3.00+0.60+3.4018%273
2017/1875%16%81%28%78%16%91%31%81%88%106.0107.0109.0+0.70-1.30+2.9020%280
2016/1777%17%80%30%77%17%90%37%87%83%105.0107.0108.0+1.50+1.00+3.5022%278

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525623.020%30%44%5%11%
2023/2425124.924%26%40%6%18%
2022/2324324.522%23%43%6%16%
2021/2225623.421%20%44%6%15%
2020/2125823.017%17%43%
2018/1927321.818%13%38%4%10%
2017/1828023.420%15%37%4%6%
2016/1727820.222%14%38%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.