Fairlands Primary School
Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CLAXTON TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Staples
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 655
- URN
- 143785
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438351053
About this school
Fairlands Primary School is a primary academy in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 655 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairlands Primary School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 82 | 84 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 44% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 63% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 62% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 60% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Fairlands 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 679 |
| 2023/24 | 685 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairlands Primary School compares
Fairlands Primary School ranked 238th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.8% | 39.5% | 655 | — |
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School | — | 6% | 12.2% | 295 | 0.3 miles |
| Almond Hill Junior School | 70% | 4% | 22.2% | 347 | 0.6 miles |
| Broom Barns Primary School | 41% | 5.6% | 42% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Woolenwick Junior School | 62% | 4.1% | 23.7% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.5% | 21.9% | 207 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.51%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Almond Hill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Broom Barns Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Woolenwick Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Fairlands Primary School ranks 14th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Stevenage.
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairlands Primary School teach?
- Fairlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairlands Primary School is Mr Robert Staples, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairlands 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 many pupils are at Fairlands Primary School?
- Fairlands Primary School has 655 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fairlands Primary School full?
- Fairlands Primary School has capacity for 720 pupils and 655 on roll (91%), 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 Fairlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Fairlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Fairlands Primary School is part of THE CLAXTON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fairlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairlands Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Fairlands Primary School ranked 238th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairlands 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 10 July 2026.