Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Primary schoolFairmeadows Foundation Primary School is a primary school in South Derbyshire, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
Before that: Good (overall), October 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 October 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 4 December 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Esteem South AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), January 2023590 m
- Newhall Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Newhall Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023800 m
- Mercia AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- The Pingle AcademySecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- St Edward's Catholic AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Derbyshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).