Fairhaven Primary School
Barnett Lane, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise de Graaff
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St. Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 149822
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384958292
About this school
Fairhaven Primary School is a primary academy in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 251 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
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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Fairhaven Primary School (URN 103786).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Fairhaven 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 286 |
| 2024/25 | 273 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairhaven Primary School compares
Fairhaven Primary School ranked 49th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 5.7% | 18% | 251 | — |
| Belle Vue Primary School | 35% | 5.8% | 8.9% | 381 | 0.4 miles |
| Glynne Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 474 | 0.4 miles |
| Bromley Hills Primary School | 54% | 5.7% | 27% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Dingle Community Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 188 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashwood Park Primary School | 31% | 5.9% | 25.9% | 293 | 0.8 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)
- 17.95%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 13.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belle Vue Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Glynne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Bromley Hills Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Dingle Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Ashwood Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Stourbridge
Fairhaven Primary School ranks 14th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Stourbridge.
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belbroughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Primary
- Brook Primary School Primary
- Corbett VA CofE Primary School Primary
- Foley Infant School Academy Primary
- Gig Mill Primary School Primary
- Greenfield Primary School Primary
- Hagley Primary School Primary
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairhaven Primary School teach?
- Fairhaven Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairhaven Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairhaven Primary School is Mrs Louise de Graaff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairhaven Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven Primary School?
- Fairhaven Primary School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Fairhaven Primary School full?
- Fairhaven Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 251 on roll (80%), 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 Fairhaven Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairhaven Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairhaven Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairhaven Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fairhaven Primary School?
- Fairhaven Primary School is part of ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Fairhaven Primary School rank locally?
- Fairhaven Primary School ranked 49th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 Fairhaven Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairhaven Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairhaven Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairhaven 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.