Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JY
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Fairburn Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Cornhill
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 83
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 121390
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Fairburn Community Primary School was a community primary school in Knottingley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 92 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fairburn Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 91% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 91% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 91% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 91% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 111.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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 Fairburn Community 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairburn Community Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 3.6% | 12% | 92 | — |
| Fairburn Community Primary School | — | — | — | 87 | 0.0 miles |
| Burton Salmon Community Primary School | — | 6.7% | 31.8% | 64 | 1.1 miles |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | 43% | 7.7% | 53.6% | 349 | 1.6 miles |
| Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy | 48% | 6.2% | 33.3% | 185 | 1.7 miles |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | 30% | 8.8% | 55.5% | 471 | 1.8 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)
- 11.96%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairburn Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Knottingley
-
Burton Salmon Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Oyster Park Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Castleford
-
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Knottingley
-
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford1.8 miles
Primary · Castleford
Other schools in Knottingley
- Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy Primary
- England Lane Academy Primary
- Fairburn Community Primary School Primary
- Simpson's Lane Academy Primary
- St Botolphs CE Academy Primary
- The Vale Primary Academy Primary
- Willow Green Academy Primary
- De Lacy Academy Secondary
- Balance Alternative Provision Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Fairburn Community Primary School teach?
- Fairburn Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Knottingley.
- Has Fairburn Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fairburn Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Fairburn Community Primary School?
- Fairburn Community Primary School had 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Fairburn Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Fairburn Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairburn Community 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 8 July 2025.