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Fairfield Community Primary School

Community school · Bury · BL9 7SD

Ages 2–11 · 253 pupils · Bury

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KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.0%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
204

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

253 pupils · 249 places

Pupils on roll
253
Boys / girls
131 / 122
School capacity
249
Capacity fill
253 / 249 (102%)
Free school meals
39.7%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs V Gilkey

Location

Address
Rochdale Old Road
Postcode
BL9 7SD
Town
Bury
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bury
District
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Bury, Bury, 253 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 39.7%.

Open schools in Bury
57
Primary schools in Bury
40
Academies among open schools in Bury
63% (36)
Open schools in BL9
30
Primary in BL9
18
Open schools in Bury LA
91
Primary in Bury LA
64

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BuryNear BL9

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs V Gilkey
Website
www.fairfieldprimarybury.org.uk/

Official links