Fairburn Community Primary School
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Emma Cornhill
- Sponsor
- Selby Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 83
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 151422
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01977672158
About this school
Fairburn Community Primary School is a primary academy in Knottingley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairburn Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Fairburn Community Primary School (URN 121390).
How Fairburn Community Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 87 | — |
| Burton Salmon Community Primary School | — | 6.7% | 31.8% | 64 | 1.1 miles |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | 43% | 7.7% | 53.6% | 349 | 1.6 miles |
| Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy | 48% | 6.2% | 33.3% | 185 | 1.7 miles |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | 30% | 8.8% | 55.5% | 471 | 1.8 miles |
| Airedale Junior Academy | 62% | 6.5% | 41% | 385 | 2.1 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Burton Salmon Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Oyster Park Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Castleford
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Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Knottingley
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Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford1.8 miles
Primary · Castleford
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Airedale Junior Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Castleford
Other schools in Knottingley
- Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy Primary
- England Lane Academy Primary
- Simpson's Lane Academy Primary
- St Botolphs CE Academy Primary
- The Vale Primary Academy Primary
- Willow Green Academy Primary
- De Lacy Academy Secondary
- Balance Alternative Provision Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Fairburn Community Primary School teach?
- Fairburn Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Knottingley.
- Who is the headteacher of Fairburn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fairburn Community Primary School is Emma Cornhill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairburn Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairburn 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 many pupils are at Fairburn Community Primary School?
- Fairburn Community Primary School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Fairburn Community Primary School full?
- Fairburn Community Primary School has capacity for 83 pupils and 87 on roll (105%), 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 Fairburn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairburn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairburn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fairburn Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Fairburn Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Fairburn Community Primary School is part of SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Fairburn Community Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fairburn Community Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.