Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · King's Lynn, Norfolk
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in King's Lynn, Norfolk for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- William Booth Road, Fairstead, King's Lynn, PE30 4RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm, nurturing and friendly school.”
- “Pupils feel safe because they know that staff will take good care of them.”
- “They know the importance of the school values and use them to guide their actions and attitudes.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects this is not the case.”
- “In these subjects, staff do not revisit some key knowledge to help pupils remember it as well as they could.”
- “In 2024, by the end of Year 6, pupils did not achieve as well as they should have in writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (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) | 42% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- King's Oak Academy 0.6 mi Not judged
- Parkway Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Gaywood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reffley Academy 1.2 mi Good
- Highgate Infant School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Eastgate Academy 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Greyfriars Academy 1.6 mi Requires improvement