Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford is a primary school located in Castleford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stansfield Drive, Castleford

School Information

Address: Stansfield Drive, Castleford, WF10 3DB
Website: Fairburnview.co.uk
Telephone: 01977558350
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Margaret Brownlee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141961

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 462
Number of Boys: 220
Number of Girls: 242

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Stansfield Drive , Airedale WF10 3DB 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Watling Road , Ferry Fryston WF10 3SN 		2out of 4 564 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Townville Infants' School
Poplar Avenue , Townville WF10 3QJ 		2out of 4 650 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Airedale Junior School
Fryston Road , Airedale WF10 3EP 		3out of 4 674 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Airedale Infant School
Poplar Avenue , Townville WF10 3QJ 		3out of 4 674 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 705 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 2,037 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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