Primary school

Fairfield Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • TS19 7PW
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,912 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 37%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 14%14% · 2023/242024/25: top 26%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · North East 67%7/10 Above+20.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · North East 8%8/10 Above+26.1 pts
Reading score107 · North East 1057/10 Above+27.6 pts
Maths score107 · North East 1058/10 Above+36.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 53 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 69% · 55 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 62% · 60 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 69% · 59 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 58% · 60 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 78% · 58 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 73% · 60 pupils · North East 67%78%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 53 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 4% · 55 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 5% · 60 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 59 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 60 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 10% · 58 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 13% · 60 pupils · North East 8%13%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 53 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 55 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 102 · 60 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 106 · 58 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · North East 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 53 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 55 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 107 · 58 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · North East 105107105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
53 of 53 who put it first2014 · 88.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5353
2nd431
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

27 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

3 weak areas

  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026455
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.3%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support10.0%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils11.3%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

91% full · 500 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 17.4
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 16
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 42.3 · 71 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,329
Spend per pupil£6,305
Staff spend per pupil£4,969
Reserve per pupil£606
  • +£270,752revenue reserve
  • +£10,611in-year balance

Grants £5,944 · self-generated £385 · premises £312 per pupil