Fairholme is a Good school

Fairholme Primary School was rated ‘Good' in all five areas by Ofsted, following our inspection in October 2024. Thank you to all the children, staff, parents and governors who work tirelessly to ensure the best outcomes for our children. Please do take the time to read the full report.

Read our latest Ofsted report here.

Here are some of the highlights that we are very proud of:

  • 'The school’s values of respect, honesty, responsibility, kindness, self-belief and aspiration underpin everything the school does. Pupils and staff alike know and understand these values. They are realised, and relationships are strong. Pupils are happy and safe and behave sensibly, showing care and consideration for others. There is an appreciation of the importance of being safe, respectful and ready to learn.'
  • 'Pupils are proud of their school. They know they are listened to. There are a wide range of roles available to help build responsibility, including head boy and girl, attendance champions, positions on the eco-council and anti-bullying ambassadors. Elections for these roles provide pupils with an understanding of democracy and help to prepare them for life in modern Britain.'
  • 'Pupils behave well. This is because there are clear and consistent routines and expectations. Most pupils have good attendance and punctuality. The school has focused on increasing this further and reducing persistent absence. This is having an impact. There is highly effective support in place for those whose attendance needs to improve.'
  • 'The school has developed an ambitious curriculum that sets out the knowledge pupils need to learn and remember. The curriculum is organised logically, with regular opportunities for pupils to revisit and recap previous learning. This helps them to understand and learn more complex ideas over time.'
  • 'Pupils with SEND are accurately identified and supported well. Adults are knowledgeable regarding pupils’ specific needs. They know the strategies required to help, and they make suitable adaptations to enable these pupils to access the same learning as their peers where this is possible.'
  • 'The offer for pupils’ broader development is a strength of the school. It has been designed to promote important ideas, develop language and address all aspects of safety and safeguarding.'

 

Parents and carers can give their views of our school to Ofsted at any time of the school year and at the time of a school inspection using an online questionnaire called Parent View.

When our school is notified of its next Ofsted inspection, parents and carers will be invited to give their views about the school to inspectors using the Parent View online facility as this has replaced Ofsted’s paper questionnaire. Please make sure we have your most up-to-date contact details.

Please register with an email address and a password at http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk. Once your login has been activated, it only takes a few minutes to complete answers to 12 short questions. Your views are important in helping inspectors make a decision about our school, and to help us know what is going well and what could be improved.

If you do not have a computer or an email address, or if you would like help to use Parent View, please come into school and ask at the school office.