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Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR13 6DZ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 December 2024

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At a glance

103 pupils · 98% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.southwalshamfairhaven.norfolk.sch.uk/
URN
121150

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 12 families named it first for 12 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 10 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

12 places offered · 12 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
Norfolk average56.2%
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
Etchingham Church of England Primary SchoolEtchingham · 123 miles awayGood67%
Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyBanbury · 121 miles awayGood33%
The Meadows Primary SchoolCrewe · 162 miles awayOutstanding77%
Barlow CofE Primary SchoolDronfield · 131 miles awayGood55%
Ilmington CofE Primary SchoolShipston-on-Stour · 141 miles awayGood93%
Middle Barton Primary SchoolChipping Norton · 132 miles awayGood67%
Furneux Pelham Church of England SchoolFurneux Pelham · 79 miles awayGood42%
Colwich CofE Primary SchoolStafford · 146 miles awayGood69%
Stonegate Church of England Primary SchoolWadhurst · 123 miles awayGood46%
Alfriston SchoolPolegate · 141 miles awayOutstanding54%
Northleach Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 153 miles awayGood27%
Stathern Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 100 miles awayOutstanding77%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%)

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)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14%
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 · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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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
16.3
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)

57.1% 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 £48,901; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,341
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £62,959; in-year balance +£8,741

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.8%62.3%
Social housing5.2%17.1%
Privately rented20%20.5%
Detached houses67.1%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms38.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026504 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£494,00018 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£343,000–£564,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£510,000
Semi-detached (5)£375,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

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

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