Fairburn Community Primary School is a primary school located in Knottingley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Great North Road, Knottingley

School Information

Address: Great North Road, Knottingley, WF11 9JY
Website: http://www.fairburn.n-yorks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01977672158
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Emma Cornhill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121390

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 83
Number of Pupils: 80
Number of Boys: 30
Number of Girls: 50

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -6.1 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 4.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -7.7 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road , Fairburn WF11 9JY 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Burton Salmon Community Primary School
Burton Salmon , Ledgate Lane LS25 5JY 		3out of 4 2,012 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road , Ferry Fryston WF10 3SN 		2out of 4 2,727 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy
Low Street , Brotherton WF11 9HQ 		3out of 4 2,983 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive , Airedale WF10 3DB 		3out of 4 3,138 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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