Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School is a primary school located in Swadlincote. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/07/2017. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Fairfield Crescent, Swadlincote

School Information

Address: Fairfield Crescent, Swadlincote, DE11 0SW
Website: http://www.fairmeadows.net
Telephone: 01283211019
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Reeves
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112982

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 229
Number of Pupils: 249
Number of Boys: 147
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.2
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Fairfield Crescent , Newhall DE11 0SW 		2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Newhall Community Junior School
Chesterfield Avenue , Newhall DE11 0TR 		2out of 4 807 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Newhall Infant School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TJ 		3out of 4 875 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Academy
Newhall Road , DE11 0BD 		1out of 4 1,400 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Queen's Drive , DE11 0EG 		- not rated 1,488 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Allitt School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TL 		2out of 4 931 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street , DE11 0QA 		2out of 4 1,004 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bluestone Lane , Stapenhill DE15 9SD 		2out of 4 2,789 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Paulet High School
Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9RT 		- not rated 2,998 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Granville Academy
Burton Road , Woodville DE11 7JR 		2out of 4 3,119 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Derbyshire Support Centre
Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW 		3out of 4 645 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Linnet Independent Learning Centre
107 Mount Pleasant Road , DE11 9JE 		- not rated 3,169 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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