Foundation school · Derbyshire

Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112982URN

Fairfield Crescent, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

74 applications for 29 places · 30th of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

The graded inspection, 8 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
8 October 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 29 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2022 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2021 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2
2016 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2014 2.0; Derbyshire median median 2.1

This school
Derbyshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	74	2.6	39	1.34
Sep 2025	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2024	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2023	23	54	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2022	29	76	2.6	33	1.14
Sep 2021	29	69	2.4	36	1.24
Sep 2020	19	49	2.6	19	1.00
Sep 2019	30	70	2.3	40	1.33
Sep 2018	29	49	1.7	26	0.90
Sep 2017	30	67	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	45	1.5	20	0.67
Sep 2015	30	65	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	60	2.0	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%69th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	10%	103	104
2023/24	87%	17%	107	107
2022/23	83%	24%	108	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fairmeadows Foundation Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Newhall Junior School
0.7 km · Derbyshire

Requires improvement2021

42%met the SATs standard
Newhall Infant School
0.8 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
St Edward's Catholic Academy
1.3 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Springfield Junior School
1.5 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

32%met the SATs standard
Pennine Way Junior Academy
1.6 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

54%met the SATs standard
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Stanton Primary School
1.7 km · Derbyshire

2026

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112982 · 830/5208
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fairfield Crescent, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0SW
Local authority: Derbyshire · South Derbyshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources