Fairburn Community Primary School
Fairburn Community Primary School is a converter academy in Knottingley for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 87 pupils, 4 more than it has places for. About 6 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JY01977 672158fairburn.n-yorks.sch.ukEmma Cornhill headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 December 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
13 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Fairburn Community Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 91% | 46% | 50% | 56% | – | 61% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 106.0 | 111.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 | 112.0 | – | 105.5 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 102.0 | 107.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | – | 104.0 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 101.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 | – | 104.5 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 91% | 77% | 75% | 100% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 62% | 91% | 46% | 63% | 56% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 69% | 91% | 77% | 100% | 100% | – | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +2.5 | -1.8 | +5.4 | – | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -5.5 | -3.9 | -4.1 | – | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 0% | – | 43% | – | – | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 71% | – | 50% | – | – | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Fairburn Community Primary School, the school this one replaced in February 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
The school is full, with 14 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2), language and communications needs (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), Vision impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 6.1% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 18.2% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Fairburn Community Primary School, the school this one replaced in February 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Salmon Community Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 64 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 349 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 185 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | Council | 1.8 miles | 471 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| Airedale Junior Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 385 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Airedale Infant Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 206 | Good 2019 | 19 | Compare |
| Townville Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 111 | Requires improvement 2023 | 0 | Compare |
| Monk Fryston Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 203 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Fairburn Community Primary School a good school?
Fairburn Community Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in December 2024.
What is Fairburn Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairburn Community Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 3 December 2024.
How good are Fairburn Community Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 38% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Fairburn Community Primary School have?
87 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 83 places, so it is 105% full.
Is Fairburn Community Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 14 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.
What is attendance like at Fairburn Community Primary School?
Pupils were in school 96.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 6% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Fairburn Community Primary School?
The average class had 23.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, WF11 9JY
- Telephone
- 01977 672158
- Website
- www.fairburn.n-yorks.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Emma Cornhill
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Selby Educational Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Monk Fryston & South Milford
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151422 · LAESTAB 8152320 · UKPRN 10096766
- Formerly
- Fairburn Community Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.