Primary school

Fairfield Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • DN33 3AE
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2010

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,084 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 18%18%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 6%6% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%4/10 Below−59.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%7/10 Above−28 pts
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1056/10 Middle−39.4 pts
Maths score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.56/10 Middle−47.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 62% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 60% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 88% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 52% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 69% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 60% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%88%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 8% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 17% · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 4% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 16% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 9% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%19%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 104 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 109 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 49 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 105 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 110 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 104 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 106 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 105 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5110104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd180
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

24 strong areas

  • 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
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • 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 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
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

6 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • 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

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026297
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.5%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support7.9%
EHC plan6.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils6.4%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

94.3% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 13.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 8.4

Teachers 15.4 FTE · Whole workforce 34.4 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,110
Spend per pupil£6,258
Staff spend per pupil£4,756
Reserve per pupil−£148
  • −£47,000revenue reserve
  • −£47,000in-year balance

Grants £5,893 · self-generated £239 · premises £605 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST (36 academies) · trust reserve £9,135,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it