Academy converter · Essex

Fairhouse Community Primary School

4–11Ages
396Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146944URN

Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

72 applications for 29 places · 149th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 April 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Fairhouse Community Primary School, URN 114899

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Essex median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

72 applications · 29 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.2; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 1.8; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Fairhouse Community Primary School (URN 114899), Fairhouse Community Infant School (URN 114905), the previous school.

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	72	2.5	24	0.83
Sep 2025	44	79	1.8	39	0.89
Sep 2024	57	99	1.7	48	0.84
Sep 2023	32	63	2.0	27	0.84
Sep 2022	57	83	1.5	47	0.82
Sep 2021	31	67	2.2	30	0.97
Sep 2020	54	108	2.0	43	0.80
Sep 2019 *	53	95	1.8	32	0.60
Sep 2018 *	49	104	2.1	39	0.80
Sep 2017 *	60	142	2.4	50	0.83
Sep 2016 *	60	159	2.7	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	60	153	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2014 *	60	127	2.1	46	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 81% · Maths 76% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%157th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	5%	105	102
2023/24	56%	5%	104	103
2022/23	51%	3%	101	101

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

Fairhouse Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
0.6 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Kingswood Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ghyllgrove Primary School
1.2 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Bardfield Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon
1.4 km · Essex

2026

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146944 · 881/2581
Trust: Berlesduna Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 396 on roll
Free school meals: 38.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Fairhouse Community Primary School (URN 114899); Fairhouse Community Infant School (URN 114905)
Address: Long Riding, Basildon, SS14 1QP
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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