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EnglandSouth WestSomersetBS27 3PGFairlands Middle School
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Fairlands Middle School

All-through

Somerset · Cheddar · BS27 3PG fairlandsmiddleschool.co.uk

Pupils
411
cap. 508
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fairlands Middle School · All-through · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
54%
+3pp
54%49%44%
'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
8%
+2pp
8%7%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Masons Way, Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Local authority
Somerset
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
2024/2554%8%74%38%72%16%65%22%83%67%106.0103.0104.016%411
2023/2451%6%75%29%73%17%64%17%84%63%105.0102.0102.010%434
2022/2344%7%65%28%63%9%60%21%81%59%104.0102.0102.0-2.20-3.10-4.008%472

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
2024/2541119.416%6%16%6%16%
2023/2443417.210%4%14%8%22%
2022/2347218.88%4%14%7%18%
2021/2249318.76%3%12%7%22%
2020/2150819.06%4%15%

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