Fairways Primary School
The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jacqui Phillips
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 114841
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702525693
About this school
Fairways Primary School is a community primary school in Leigh-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairways Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 75% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fairways Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 57.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairways Primary School compares
Fairways Primary School ranked 7th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.7% | 18.9% | 407 | — |
| Edwards Hall Primary School | 88% | 4% | 12.7% | 411 | 0.8 miles |
| Blenheim Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 650 | 0.8 miles |
| West Leigh Infant School | — | 3.4% | 3.6% | 360 | 0.9 miles |
| West Leigh Junior School | 84% | 3.3% | 7% | 526 | 0.9 miles |
| Eastwood Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 469 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.93%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 12.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edwards Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
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Blenheim Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
West Leigh Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
West Leigh Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
-
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Leigh-on-Sea
Fairways Primary School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Blenheim Primary School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Primary
- Darlinghurst Academy Primary
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Edwards Hall Primary School Primary
- Heycroft Primary School Primary
- Leigh North Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Leigh Infant School Primary
- West Leigh Junior School Primary
- Belfairs Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairways Primary School teach?
- Fairways Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairways Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairways Primary School is Miss Jacqui Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairways Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairways Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Fairways Primary School?
- Fairways Primary School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fairways Primary School full?
- Fairways Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 407 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairways Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairways Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairways Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairways Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Fairways Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Fairways Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fairways Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairways Primary School compare with other schools in Southend-on-Sea?
- Fairways Primary School ranked 7th of 27 primary schools in Southend-on-Sea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairways Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairways Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairways Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairways Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.