Fairhaven Academy
Special / other · Nottingham · NG7 4ES
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 7 November 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
265 pupils · 126% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 77% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 8.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 87% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.unity.raleightrust.org
- URN
- 144023
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 265 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 65% (Nottingham 57%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 14% (Nottingham 12%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Nottingham 6%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Nottingham 5%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Nottingham 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Nottingham 0%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
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 (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 5% (80%) · premises 0% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (5%) · supplies and services 95% (9%) · educational supplies 0% (4%) · bought-in professional services 93% (1%) · catering 0% (2%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£941,000
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: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 7 November 2023: Good
- 14 September 2021: Requires improvement
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 7.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 21.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 54.8% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 14.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 22.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 63.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 4.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 60.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 36.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 47.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013815 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £155,000312 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £130,000–£236,500the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest 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
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 14an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 113an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 25an 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