Fairlands Primary School | School performance

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

674

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

674

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

57%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

674

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Fairlands Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

57%

+13pp

57%51%44%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 57%

RWM higher standard

-4pp

13%8%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

74%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

69%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

32%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

24%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

674

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

28%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

31%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk

Telephone

01438351053

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	57%	9%	74%	31%	69%	10%	73%	32%	84%	78%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	31%	674
2023/24	44%	13%	63%	27%	64%	14%	62%	23%	75%	60%	103.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	33%	685
2022/23	49%	11%	71%	23%	63%	15%	65%	18%	77%	65%	104.0	102.0	104.0	-1.60	-1.30	-1.80	30%	679
2018/19	46%	5%	64%	22%	74%	13%	63%	13%	91%	66%	102.0	101.0	104.0	-0.60	-1.30	-2.80	25%	656
2017/18	48%	2%	73%	23%	77%	3%	63%	12%	88%	83%	104.0	102.0	104.0	+0.70	-0.90	-0.60	—	622

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	674	22.6	31%	28%	40%	6%	16%
2023/24	685	22.7	33%	28%	34%	6%	18%
2022/23	679	24.2	30%	27%	34%	7%	20%
2021/22	676	21.1	22%	25%	33%	7%	23%
2020/21	648	21.4	24%	24%	27%	—	—
2018/19	656	23.0	25%	22%	31%	4%	11%
2017/18	—	19.3	—	—	—	5%	12%