Fairways Primary School

General Information

Address: The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4QW
Phone: 01702525693
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Jacqui Phillips
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 407
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 82
% eligible for free school meals: 20.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #6 of 18 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#4Earls Hall Primary SchoolGood
#5Eastwood Primary School & NurseryGood
#6Fairways Primary SchoolGood
#7Leigh North Street Primary SchoolGood
#8Milton Hall Primary School and NurseryGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Barons Court Primary School and NurseryOutstanding
#2Blenheim Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Bournemouth Park AcademyGood
#4Earls Hall Primary SchoolGood
#5Eastwood Primary School & NurseryGood
#6Fairways Primary SchoolGood
#7Leigh North Street Primary SchoolGood
#8Milton Hall Primary School and NurseryGood
#9Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#10Porters Grange Primary School and NurseryGood
#11Prince Avenue Academy and NurseryGood
#12Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14St George's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16Temple Sutton Primary SchoolGood
#17The Westborough SchoolGood
#18Heycroft Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,806 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #8 of 24 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery£7,003
#7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,912
#8Fairways Primary School£6,806
#9Barons Court Primary School and Nursery£6,748
#10Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery£6,727

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Temple Sutton Primary School£7,656
#2Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery£7,382
#3Bournemouth Park Academy£7,311
#4Blenheim Primary School£7,145
#5St George's Catholic Primary School£7,120
#6Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery£7,003
#7Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,912
#8Fairways Primary School£6,806
#9Barons Court Primary School and Nursery£6,748
#10Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery£6,727
#11St Helen's Catholic Primary School£6,466
#12Earls Hall Primary School£6,462
#13Darlinghurst Academy£6,461
#14The Westborough School£6,441
#15Greenways Primary School£6,426
#16Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School£6,393
#17St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School£6,304
#18Leigh North Street Primary School£5,970
#19Heycroft Primary School£5,782
#20Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery£5,665
#21Friars Primary School and Nursery£5,515
#22Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School£5,371
#23Hinguar Community Primary School£5,310
#24Edwards Hall Primary School£5,192

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