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Fairlands Primary School

Academy converter · Stevenage · SG1 3JA

Ages 3–11 · 655 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-11

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong 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)44%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
570

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

60

Places offered

69

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
170
Preferred offers (top 3)
66
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill91%

655 pupils · 720 places

Pupils on roll
655
Boys / girls
333 / 322
School capacity
720
Capacity fill
655 / 720 (91%)
Free school meals
39.2%
FSM pupils
240
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

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: THE CLAXTON TRUST
Academy trust
THE CLAXTON TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Robert Staples

Location

Address
Pound Avenue
Postcode
SG1 3JA
Town
Stevenage
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
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 3–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 655 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.2%.

Open schools in Stevenage
42
Primary schools in Stevenage
29
Academies among open schools in Stevenage
26% (11)
Open schools in SG1
20
Primary in SG1
15
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

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 StevenageNear SG1

  • Almond Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 3RP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Broom Barns Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 1UE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM39.7%
    • Demand1.48

    0.6 miles away

  • Woolenwick Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 2NU · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM25.4%

    0.7 miles away

  • Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 2NU · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.28

    0.7 miles away

  • Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 5JD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.34

    0.8 miles away

  • Bedwell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 1NJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM39.9%
    • Demand0.84

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Staples
Telephone
01438351053
Website
www.fairlands.herts.sch.uk

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