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Fairfield Community Primary School

Academy converter · Wigston · LE18 4WA

Ages 2–11 · 227 pupils · Leicestershire

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-27

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
181

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill108%

227 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
227
Boys / girls
124 / 103
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
227 / 210 (108%)
Free school meals
13.2%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Symphony Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Tom Keene

Location

Address
Cheshire Drive, South Wigston
Postcode
LE18 4WA
Town
Wigston
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Wigston, Leicestershire, 227 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 13.2%.

Open schools in Wigston
14
Primary schools in Wigston
10
Academies among open schools in Wigston
79% (11)
Open schools in LE18
15
Primary in LE18
10
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Water Leys Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 1HG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Parkland Primary School South Wigston

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 4TA · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM35.4%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • Rolleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9PT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM47.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Little Hill Primary

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 2GZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Eyres Monsell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6NE · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Tom Keene
Telephone
01162782424

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