Fairfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Widnes, Halton
Fairfield Primary School is a primary school in Widnes, Halton for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024. Halton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Halton
- Pupils on roll
- 582 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “This school has high ambitions for pupils’ academic success.”
- “These aspirations extend to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils at this school flourish academically, personally and socially.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, some pupils do not have enough chances to revisit and recap their previous learning.”
- “Occasionally, this means that these pupils do not deepen their knowledge as much as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Halton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Halton.
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School 0.4 mi Improved significantly
- Kingsway Primary Academy School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorfield Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lunts Heath Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published