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EnglandEast MidlandsSouth DerbyshireDE11 0SWFairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Primary

Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School

Primary

South Derbyshire · Swadlincote · DE11 0SW http://www.fairmeadows.net

Pupils
209
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
-16pp
87%79%71%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
10%
-7pp
24%15%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
209
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
47%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Fairfield Crescent, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SW
Local authority
Derbyshire
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
2024/2571%10%74%19%77%16%81%16%74%77%103.0104.0105.047%209
2023/2487%17%87%40%93%27%90%30%87%87%107.0107.0108.046%221
2022/2383%24%90%41%86%31%90%55%90%86%108.0110.0108.0+3.00+4.30+6.4028%235
2018/1977%6%87%6%90%29%94%29%100%97%103.0106.0108.0-4.40-0.30-1.1014%245
2017/1879%14%86%32%82%21%100%36%100%86%107.0107.0108.0+1.40-0.10+2.709%227
2016/1741%0%45%10%66%10%72%10%66%55%98.0101.0101.0-4.30+0.20-0.7019%236

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
2024/2520920.947%9%38%6%13%
2023/2422119.546%7%36%5%11%
2022/2323525.228%5%38%7%22%
2021/2224020.830%4%39%8%25%
2020/2124922.220%3%29%
2018/1924526.014%2%25%4%8%
2017/1822739.49%3%25%4%8%
2016/1723627.019%3%24%4%6%

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