SchoolFacts.uk

Fairway Primary School

Primary · Stockport · SK2 5DR

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 26 April 2023

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

236 pupils · 112% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
14.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.fairway.stockport.sch.uk/
URN
106046

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.30 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 26 April 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.30 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Stockport average64%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary SchoolStonehouse · 116 miles awayRequires improvement71%
The Ridge Primary SchoolStourbridge · 65 miles awayGood62%
Rolph Church of England Primary School and NurseryClacton-on-Sea · 174 miles awayNeeds attention27%
Coltishall Primary SchoolNorwich · 152 miles awayGood67%
Meadow Primary SchoolCambridge · 134 miles awayGood65%
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyThetford · 136 miles awayGood96%
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryThetford · 137 miles awayGood52%
South Green Junior SchoolBillericay · 163 miles awayGood46%
Stanford In the Vale CofE Primary SchoolFaringdon · 125 miles awayGood50%
Hill Top Primary AcademyWakefield · 31 miles awayGood83%
Ellistown Community Primary SchoolCoalville · 58 miles awayGood70%
Luddendenfoot AcademyHalifax · 23 miles awayOutstanding80%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Stockport 72%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 2% (Stockport 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Stockport 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Stockport 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Stockport: 1.22 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,609; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,253
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£66,173; in-year balance -£49,721

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.4%62.3%
Social housing13.5%17.1%
Privately rented10.1%20.5%
Detached houses15.6%22.9%
Flats24.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01005832 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£300,000309 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£233,500–£350,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (60)£390,000
Semi-detached (185)£304,000
Terraced (46)£195,000
Flat (18)£130,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
3an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools