Fairlands Primary School
Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA
655 pupils · 91% of 720 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE CLAXTON TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 73 | 70 | 141 | 72 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 67 | 64 | 136 | 67 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 60 | 170 | 66 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 80 | 74 | 165 | 77 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 86 | 79 | 174 | 85 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 88 | 70 | 178 | 80 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 78 | 66 | 168 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 78 | 68 | 150 | 72 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School 0.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Almond Hill Junior School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Broom Barns Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woolenwick Junior School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.