Fairlands Primary School

State-Funded School

fairlands-primary-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

StevenageConstituency

SG1 3JAPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Fairlands Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 655 pupils. Fairlands Primary School is part of The Claxton Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 11 Nov 2025 · published 11 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

655

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 655
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Claxton Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Oct 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.