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Fairfield Primary School

Primary

Halton · Widnes · WA8 6TH www.fairfieldprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
594
cap. 620
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
594
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
594
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHalton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fairfield Primary School · Primary · Halton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+4pp
73%68%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
13%
+5pp
13%11%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
594
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
Local authority
Halton
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
2024/2568%13%81%40%73%16%80%42%78%79%107.0106.0106.024%594
2023/2464%8%79%34%73%16%81%23%79%76%106.0104.0105.020%586
2022/2363%13%79%30%77%20%74%24%79%78%106.0104.0105.0+2.00+2.30+0.6019%615
2018/1965%13%76%24%78%21%80%27%80%75%104.0105.0106.0+1.40+1.10+1.5019%574
2017/1873%11%88%26%74%21%84%27%78%84%106.0105.0107.0+2.10+0.60+2.0016%561
2016/1751%5%60%14%65%8%69%13%77%71%101.0102.0104.0-2.90-2.00-1.9014%557

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
2024/2559418.624%12%34%4%11%
2023/2458616.420%10%37%5%11%
2022/2361518.119%8%37%5%10%
2021/2261517.719%7%38%6%18%
2020/2159418.418%6%37%
2018/1957417.819%6%37%4%8%
2017/1856121.016%4%39%5%12%
2016/1755720.014%4%41%5%13%

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