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Fairways Primary School

Primary

Southend-on-Sea · Leigh-on-Sea · SS9 4QW www.fairways.southend.sch.uk

Pupils
412
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fairways Primary School · Primary · Southend-on-Sea

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+13pp
70%64%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
412
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4QW
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
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
2024/2570%7%75%42%83%18%80%25%90%88%106.0105.0108.016%412
2023/2457%7%80%28%63%12%73%25%90%75%107.0105.0104.014%413
2022/2367%13%87%37%72%15%90%37%90%87%107.0106.0107.0+0.30-1.20+0.9012%419
2018/1967%15%85%28%82%30%82%33%98%83%105.0105.0108.0-0.40+0.10-0.808%431
2017/1868%2%77%27%80%17%85%20%83%85%104.0104.0107.0-1.40-0.90-0.5010%434
2016/1766%12%76%19%69%27%76%36%78%83%104.0104.0107.0-0.10-1.50+0.209%430

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
2024/2541219.516%6%19%5%12%
2023/2441323.114%6%18%6%15%
2022/2341919.712%5%17%5%12%
2021/2241819.411%4%17%5%12%
2020/2141320.28%3%15%
2018/1943120.68%3%10%3%3%
2017/1843420.810%4%10%3%3%
2016/1743019.49%2%9%4%5%

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