Fairfield Community Primary School

Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7SD

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

249

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 March 2026 and continues as Fairfield Community Primary School (URN 152377) (opened 1 April 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 58.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 76.0%
Writing (Expected): 73.0%
Maths (Expected): 82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 82.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 256
Boys: 131 (52%)
Girls: 122 (48%)
Capacity: 249 (102% full)
SEND: 19.5%
FSM Eligible: 43.5%
EAL: 30.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.9%
SEN Support: 15.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.6
Budget per Pupil: £7,168/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 11.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 54.3%
Asian Pakistani: 9.4%
Other: 9.0%
Mixed Other: 4.7%
Asian Indian: 4.7%
Black African: 4.7%
White Other: 4.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%

54.3%

White British

9.4%

Asian Pakistani

9.0%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Fairfield@bury.gov.uk

Rochdale Old Road

Bury, North West

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Administrative

URN: 105287
UKPRN: 10070106
Establishment No.: 2006

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