Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
William Booth Road, Fairstead, King's Lynn, PE30 4RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Farthing
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 120906
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553774666
About this school
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 47% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 58% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 433 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School compares
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 222nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.6% | 32.9% | 429 | — |
| King's Oak Academy | — | 6.2% | 35% | 79 | 0.6 miles |
| Howard Junior School | 43% | 5.3% | 44.2% | 160 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| Gaywood Primary School | 69% | 5.9% | 18.4% | 353 | 0.7 miles |
| Reffley Academy | 74% | 4.5% | 18.3% | 322 | 1.2 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)
- 32.91%
- English as an additional language
- 42.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 14.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Oak Academy0.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Howard Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
St Martha's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Gaywood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Reffley Academy1.2 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School ranks 34th of the 40 ranked primary schools in King's Lynn.
- All Saints Academy Primary
- Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Beeston Primary School Primary
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior Primary
- Clenchwarton Primary School Primary
- Dersingham Primary School Primary
- Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Eastgate Academy Primary
- Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is Mr Daniel Farthing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery 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 Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School full?
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 446 pupils and 429 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 Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 222nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery 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.