Fairfields Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Waltham Cross. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rosedale Way, Waltham Cross, EN7 6JG
Website: http://www.fairfields.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01992633195
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Giovanni Gaidoni
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117334

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 221
Number of Girls: 228

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.5
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Blindman's Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DW 		4out of 4 1,974 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Rosedale Way , Cheshunt EN7 6JG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Flamstead End School
Longfield Lane , Cheshunt EN7 6AG 		4out of 4 233 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Park Lane , EN7 6LR 		3out of 4 554 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Andrews Lane Primary School
Andrews Lane , Cheshunt EN7 6LB 		2out of 4 671 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
94, Churchgate , Cheshunt EN8 9ND 		3out of 4 1,409 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goffs Academy
Goffs Lane , Cheshunt EN7 5QW 		3out of 4 1,037 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
College Road , Cheshunt EN8 9LY 		2out of 4 1,948 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Lieutenant Ellis Way , Cheshunt EN7 5FB 		3out of 4 2,319 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haileybury Turnford
Mill Lane , Cheshunt EN8 0JU 		2out of 4 2,464 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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