Fairfields Primary School
Council Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Hopkins
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 116232
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256473886
About this school
Fairfields Primary School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 52 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Fairfields 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairfields Primary School compares
Fairfields Primary School ranked 243rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 403 | — |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 74% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.4% | 22.7% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Furlong Junior School | 55% | 5.9% | 30% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Rucstall Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 21.4% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 1.1 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)
- 10.58%
- English as an additional language
- 49.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Kings Furlong Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Rucstall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Fairfields Primary School ranks 23rd of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basingstoke.
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
- Kempshott Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairfields Primary School teach?
- Fairfields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairfields Primary School is Mrs Victoria Hopkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairfields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairfields 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 big is Fairfields Primary School?
- Fairfields Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fairfields Primary School full?
- Fairfields Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), 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 Fairfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairfields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairfields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Fairfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairfields Primary School rank locally?
- Fairfields Primary School ranked 243rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairfields 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 30 June 2026.