Fairfield Community Primary School

School overview

Fairfield Community Primary School is a primary school serving Bury, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 256 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Fairfield Community Primary School 'Good'. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.46 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.