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Fair Field Junior School

Primary · Radlett · WD7 8LU

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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 22 March 2023

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At a glance

206 pupils · 86% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.fairfield.herts.sch.uk
URN
141898

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 22 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
Hertfordshire average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Hardwick Primary SchoolBury St Edmunds · 59 miles awayGood35%
Kendall Church of England Primary SchoolColchester · 55 miles awayOutstanding72%
Little Stanion Primary SchoolCorby · 57 miles awayGood52%
Whytemead Primary SchoolWorthing · 59 miles awayGood68%
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolNewport · 80 miles awayGood37%
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary SchoolDartford · 32 miles awayGood76%
Hawthorne Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 100 miles awayNo current grade70%
Five Spires AcademyLichfield · 93 miles awayGood78%
Elm Hall Primary SchoolWitham · 43 miles awayGood48%
Portobello Primary SchoolChester le Street · 227 miles awayGood71%
Bordon Junior SchoolBordon · 45 miles awayGood65%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDroitwich · 88 miles awayRequires improvement43%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 65% (Hertfordshire 58%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (Hertfordshire 11%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 5%) · White Irish 2% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 2%)

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)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.93 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hertfordshire: 2.92 suspensions and 0.02 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
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

46.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.3 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 £46,790; 9.1% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,112
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £100,000; in-year balance +£10,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health55.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier57.3%62.3%
Social housing32%17.1%
Privately rented10.7%20.5%
Detached houses15.7%22.9%
Flats23.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023527 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£870,000123 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£682,500–£1,497,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (44)£1,761,000
Semi-detached (20)£741,500
Terraced (15)£675,000
Flat (44)£807,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a 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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