Fairway Primary Academy
Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B38 8XQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Hayley Byrne
- Sponsor
- Greenheart Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 139484
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643200
About this school
Fairway Primary Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairway Primary Academy, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 59% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 81% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - | - |
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 Fairway Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairway Primary Academy compares
Fairway Primary Academy ranked 105th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.8% | 49% | 164 | — |
| Wychall Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 78.5% | 317 | 0.3 miles |
| West Heath Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 51% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Hawkesley Church Primary Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 70.2% | 219 | 0.8 miles |
| Kings Norton Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 34.5% | 410 | 0.8 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 28.1% | 206 | 0.9 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)
- 48.98%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wychall Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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West Heath Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Kings Norton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Fairway Primary Academy ranks 104th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairway Primary Academy teach?
- Fairway Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairway Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Fairway Primary Academy is Miss Hayley Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairway Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairway Primary Academy, 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 Fairway Primary Academy?
- Fairway Primary Academy has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fairway Primary Academy full?
- Fairway Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 on roll (78%), so it has space against 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 Fairway Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Fairway Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairway Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairway Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Fairway Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Fairway Primary Academy is part of GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fairway Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairway Primary Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Fairway Primary Academy ranked 105th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairway Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Fairway Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairway Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairway Primary Academy'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.