Fairhouse Community Primary School
Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Hamilton
- Sponsor
- Berlesduna Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Basildon and Billericay
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 146944
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01268833915
About this school
Fairhouse Community Primary School is a primary academy in Basildon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 15 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 56% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 66% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Fairhouse 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairhouse Community Primary School compares
Fairhouse Community Primary School ranked 164th of 388 primary schools in Essex 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 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.6% | 36.8% | 396 | — |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | 38% | 9.2% | 43.2% | 384 | 0.3 miles |
| The Willows Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 29.9% | 651 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 444 | 0.6 miles |
| Greensted Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 520 | 0.7 miles |
| Ghyllgrove Primary School | 49% | 6.7% | 36.4% | 630 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.78%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cherry Tree Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
The Willows Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Greensted Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
-
Ghyllgrove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basildon
Other schools in Basildon
Fairhouse Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basildon.
- Bardfield Academy Primary
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Eversley Primary School Primary
- Felmore Primary School Primary
- Ghyllgrove Primary School Primary
- Great Berry Primary School Primary
- Greensted Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Janet Duke Primary School Primary
- Kingswood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairhouse Community Primary School teach?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basildon.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairhouse Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairhouse Community Primary School is Mrs Kelly Hamilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairhouse Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairhouse Community 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 big is Fairhouse Community Primary School?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fairhouse Community Primary School full?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), 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 Fairhouse Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairhouse Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairhouse Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairhouse Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fairhouse Community Primary School?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School is part of BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fairhouse Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% 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 Fairhouse Community Primary School rank locally?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School ranked 164th of 388 primary schools in Essex 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 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairhouse Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairhouse Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairhouse Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairhouse 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 10 July 2026.