Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Elder
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 122160
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604714777
About this school
Fairfields School is a community special school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairfields 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.10 | - | - |
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 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 13.69%
- Persistent absence
- 49.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The CE Academy0.6 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Cambian Northampton School0.6 miles
Special schools
-
Northgate School Academy Trust0.6 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Hampton Bridge School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Bosworth Independent School0.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Northampton
- Billing Brook Special School Academies
- Edgewood School Special schools
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication Academies
- Hampton Bridge School Special schools
- Hospital and Outreach Education Academies
- Kings Meadow School Academies
- New Horizons Academy Free Schools
- Northgate School Academy Trust Academies
- On Track Education Northampton Special schools
- Purple Oaks Academy Free Schools
- The CE Academy Academies
- The Gateway School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Fairfields School teach?
- Fairfields School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairfields School?
- The headteacher of Fairfields School is Mrs Lesley Elder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairfields 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 Fairfields School?
- Fairfields School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fairfields School full?
- Fairfields School has capacity for 115 pupils and 124 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairfields School a faith school?
- No. Fairfields School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Fairfields School have?
- The schools register lists Fairfields School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fairfields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fairfields School's absence rate?
- Fairfields School's overall absence rate is 13.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairfields 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.