Fairfields Primary School

About Fairfields Primary School

Fairfields Primary School in Basingstoke holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The 2022 inspection was notably strong on personal development, which was judged Outstanding, while leadership, behaviour, and the quality of education all received Good marks. On the headline academic measure for primary schools, 56% of Fairfields pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests. That figure sits just below the Hampshire local authority average of 61%, and places the school 29th out of 40 primary schools in the Basingstoke and Deane district. Nationally, Fairfields ranks in the bottom half of all primary schools on this metric, though the school’s individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story.

Digging into the individual subject results, maths stands out as a relative strength. The average maths scaled score was 104, with 71% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 27% achieving the higher standard. Reading and writing were more mixed: 67% met the expected standard in reading (average score 103) and 73% in writing, but only 15% reached the higher standard in reading and just 8% in writing. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 4%. These figures suggest a school where most children leave with solid foundations, particularly in maths, but where stretching the most able readers and writers remains a work in progress. The school does not publish Progress 8 scores, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Fairfields is a popular school, oversubscribed for 2025/26 with 130 applications for 52 places and 41 first-preference offers made. It serves a mixed community, with 10.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly below the national average. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a forest school, art studios, music rooms and an ICT suite, plus clubs such as gardening, coding and science club. Sports provision covers football, netball, rounders and gymnastics. SEND support is well-documented, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health. For families prioritising personal development and a supportive atmosphere over top-tier academic scores, Fairfields is a solid local option, though those seeking the highest KS2 outcomes in Basingstoke may want to look at St John’s Church of England Primary, rated Outstanding and just 0.6 km away.

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