Fairfields Primary SchoolWatling Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Milton Keynes.

Summary of the comparison

Fairfields Primary School and Watling Primary School are primary schools in Milton Keynes.

The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairfields Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Fairfields Primary School versus Watling Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Milton KeynesFairfields Primary School	Milton KeynesWatling Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	D53/100	Not scored
Local ranking	41st of 86 in Milton Keynes	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good
School type	Free schools	Free schools
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	574	164
Capacity	669	669
Location	Milton Keynes, MK11 4BA	Milton Keynes, MK8 1GB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	80.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	12.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	106.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	574	164
Free school meals (ever 6)	12.5%	10.3%
English as an additional language	28.6%	43.9%
SEN support	7.7%	7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.7%	1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.1%	3.9% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	5.5%	3.2% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.