Fairmeadows Foundation Primary school is a one form entry primary school with an attached Governor Led Pre-School. There are currently 210 pupils on roll in main school with 16 in our Governor Led Pre-School. Our excellent outcomes at Key Stage 2 indicate that all groups of pupils thrive academically in the Fairmeadows environment, particularly disadvantaged pupils.

We are a friendly school with a caring ethos and an inclusive approach to all areas of school life. We like to involve parents in events and give many opportunities for parents to come into school including as part of our Parent Forum. The Governing Board is supportive and keen to drive standards.

The school has 45% of pupils on the SEND register and 7.10% EHCPs. There are 36% disadvantaged pupils and 35% Free School Meals. We have 11% of pupils who have EAL.

The school has a pupil base deprivation indicator of 4 placing us in the bottom 40% of communities for deprivation and was inspected as GOOD at the last OFSTED inspection in 2019. 

There is a strong culture of Safeguarding at school with a 4-person safeguarding lead team including the Headteacher (DSL), the SBM (Safeguarding Governor), SENDCo and Family Liaison/Pre-School Manager. The school uses the secure My Concern system to record any safeguarding issues and web filtering from Derbyshire that alerts the DSL to any online issues.

There is a strong sporting culture at the school and opportunities in this area are given to all students of all ability. There is a strong ethos of inclusion and equality at the heart of the entire school.

The school has been awarded the Gold Artsmark in 2023, the Platinum Sportsmark in 2023-24 and 24-25, Forest Schools Champion status in 2022, Platinum Forest Schools award in 2022, PSQM for 2021  BERT Award for RSE Gold in 2023 and the AFPE Mark for 2023.

A new curriculum was put in place for 2019 and the subsequent OFSTED inspection showed this was GOOD without mitigations or interim measures. We have continued to develop this curriculum including during the pandemic to take it online. The current curriculum is sequenced from Reception, bridging into Year 1 through to Year 6 and is based on a spaced retrieval model, revisiting learning at regular intervals to support long term retention. 

The PSHE and RSE curriculum are cornerstones of our curriculum  in every class including EYFS. These connect to Collective Worships and work done beyond the classroom in family support groups run by our family liaison and trained Mental Health lead.

If you would like to come and have a look around our friendly school, or apply for a place, please contact the office. 

Ethos

Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it.

Vision

• We aim to provide an inspirational, safe space for children to grow into the best version of themselves; where equity is the goal and barriers are overcome, allowing every child the chance to shine.

Values

• We strive for equity alongside equality of opportunity, overcoming barriers and building confidence in all.

• We help develop caring members of society who can benefit our world in thought, word and deed.

• We put safety, kindness and respect at the heart of our school.

• We value wellbeing and the emotional needs of individuals as a priority throughout the school.