Fairlands Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Fairlands Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 8th of 22 primary schools in Stevenage. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 11 November 2025, report published 11 January 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

90 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths57%

57%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths9%

9%, 1 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score105

105, 1 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

655 pupils on roll, with places for 720

Eligible for free school meals36.6%

36.6%, 10.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language27.5%

27.5%, 5.9 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support27.9%

27.9%, 13.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.4%

6.4%, 0.4 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Fairlands Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
Almond Hill Junior School	0.6 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	70% met the expected standard
Broom Barns Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	41% met the expected standard
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
Woolenwick Junior School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	62% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: THE CLAXTON TRUST
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Robert Staples
Phone: 01438351053
Website: fairlands.herts.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA
Local authority: Hertfordshire
URN: 143785

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.