Fairburn Community Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Fairburn Community Primary School is a primary school in Knottingley for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 376 schools in North Yorkshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 14 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
87 pupils on roll, with places for 83
Schools near Fairburn Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Salmon Community Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | 43% met the expected standard |
| Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 30% met the expected standard |
| Airedale Junior Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SELBY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Emma Cornhill
- Phone
- 01977672158
- Address
- Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JY
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- URN
- 151422
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.