Fairlands Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.37 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.44

0.37

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Fairlands Primary School is a primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Fairlands Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.37 mi
Reception 2025	0.44 mi
Reception 2024	0.44 mi
Reception 2023	0.44 mi
Reception 2022	0.44 mi
Reception 2021	0.44 mi
Reception 2020	0.44 mi
Reception 2019	0.44 mi
Reception 2018	0.44 mi
Reception 2017	0.45 mi
Reception 2016	0.38 mi
Reception 2015	0.41 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.37 miles away, for children whose nearest school it is; that figure was the shortest of the 12 years.
For Reception in 2026 there were 70 first-choice applications for 73 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Pound Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 3JA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 655 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 36.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025

Strengths

“Pupils thrive in this calm, welcoming school.”
“Staff understand each pupil's needs, interests and potential.”
“Staff’s expertise and teamwork ensure that pupils get the right help at the right time.”

To improve

“However, while pupils achieve in line with national outcomes, the school is focused on all groups of pupils achieving higher than this.”
“However, this is not consistent when children are learning independently.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 2026 (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)	57%	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: 70 first-preference applications, 73 offers in total, 70 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Almond Hill Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
Broom Barns Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Woolenwick Junior School 0.7 mi Good
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bedwell Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published