Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in King's Lynn. 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 09/03/2011. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: William Booth Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4RR
Website: www.fairstead.norfolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01553774666
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Farthing
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120906

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 440
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Lynn Nursery School
St James Park , London Road PE30 5PT 		3out of 4 2,786 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
William Booth Road , Fairstead PE30 4RR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Oak Academy
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ 		3out of 4 1,137 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Howard Junior School
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ 		3out of 4 1,137 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
Field Lane , Gaywood PE30 4AY 		3out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane , PE30 4AY 		3out of 4 1,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwood High School
Queensway , Gaywood PE30 4AW 		3out of 4 1,168 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road , PE30 4QG 		2out of 4 1,603 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VII Academy
Gaywood Road , PE30 2QB 		- not rated 1,941 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue , PE30 2QW 		- not rated 2,139 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Winston Churchill Drive , Fairstead PE30 4RP 		3out of 4 245 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Visiting Teacher Service West
, Gaywood PE30 5DR 		- not rated 3,237 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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