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Fairfields Primary School

Community school · Basingstoke · RG21 3DH

Ages 4–11 · 403 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-29

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

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
378

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 fill96%

403 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
403
Boys / girls
186 / 217
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
403 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
10.9%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Hopkins

Location

Address
Council Road
Postcode
RG21 3DH
Town
Basingstoke
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
Basingstoke
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 4–11, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 403 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.9%.

Open schools in Basingstoke
58
Primary schools in Basingstoke
42
Academies among open schools in Basingstoke
21% (12)
Open schools in RG21
16
Primary in RG21
9
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

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 BasingstokeNear RG21

  • Kings Furlong Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 8YJ · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM30.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Rucstall Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 3EX · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM17.2%

    0.7 miles away

  • South View Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5LL · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM42.7%

    1.1 miles away

  • Oakridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5RR · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM25.8%

    1.1 miles away

  • South View Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5LL · Hampshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM34.2%

    1.1 miles away

  • Oakridge Infant School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5RR · Hampshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM14.7%

    1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Hopkins
Telephone
01256473886
Website
http://www.fairfields.hants.sch.uk

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