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Fairfield Park Lower School

Community school · Fairfield Park · SG5 4FD

Ages 3–9 · 479 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
363

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

78

Places offered

86

1st-preference offers

77

Total preferences (any rank)
168
Preferred offers (top 3)
86
Applications from outside LA
30
Offers to outside-LA applicants
13

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 fill93%

479 pupils · 514 places

Pupils on roll
479
Boys / girls
263 / 216
School capacity
514
Capacity fill
479 / 514 (93%)
Free school meals
7.6%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Stone

Location

Address
Dickens Boulevard
Postcode
SG5 4FD
Town
Fairfield Park
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
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 3–9, in Fairfield Park, Central Bedfordshire, 479 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 7.6%.

Open schools in Fairfield Park
1
Primary schools in Fairfield Park
1
Academies among open schools in Fairfield Park
0% (0)
Open schools in SG5
16
Primary in SG5
12
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Primary in Central Bedfordshire LA
95

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 Fairfield ParkNear SG5

  • Stonehill School

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    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 4SZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM31.1%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Northfields Infants and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 4PT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.5%
    • Demand0.98

    1.0 miles away

  • The Grange Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 4PY · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM35.8%

    1.0 miles away

  • Gothic Mede Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–9

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

  • Roecroft Lower School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hitchin · SG5 4PF · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 5–9

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

  • Wilbury Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 4DU · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM36.4%

    1.2 miles away

  • Icknield Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Letchworth Garden City · SG6 4UN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM26.7%
    • Demand0.91

    1.3 miles away

  • St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hitchin · SG5 4DL · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 5–9

    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand1.09

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Stone
Telephone
01462830000
Website
www.fairfield.beds.sch.uk

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