Fairburn Community Primary School, Knottingley
Fairburn Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Knottingley, part of Selby Educational Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 118% of capacity.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Yorkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fairburn Community Primary School in detail
Results
Fairburn Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 121390), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Fairburn Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Fairburn Community Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Fairburn Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairburn Community Primary School are Burton Salmon Community Primary School (1.1 miles); Oyster Park Primary Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, 54% reading, 59% maths); Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 52% maths); and Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (1.8 miles, Good, 60% reading, 55% maths).
Burton Salmon Community Primary SchoolOyster Park Primary AcademyBrotherton and Byram Community Primary AcademyFairburn View Primary School, Castleford
The trust
Fairburn Community Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Selby Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 8 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Knottingley Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rawfield Lane (adjacent), 140 metres away.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Fairburn Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Fairburn Community Primary School (URN 121390), it was rated Outstanding in February 2015.
At a Glance
5.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Fairburn Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 121390). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 91% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 91% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fairburn Community Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairburn Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairburn Community Primary School is in North Yorkshire; for families living there:
Apply to North Yorkshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fairburn Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
118%
Over capacity
93 pupils
79 places
14 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Knottingley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Knottingley
Across North Yorkshire council
Places available
7,127
Applications
5,052
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across North Yorkshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
8
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
9.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
87
Total Pupils
47
Boys
40
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,416
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,266
Per pupil
£634k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Fairburn Community Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 121390). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.6%
Overall absence
6.1%
Persistent absence
82
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Fairburn Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Fairburn Community Primary School?
Fairburn Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 121390), 77% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Fairburn Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fairburn Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Fairburn Community Primary School (URN 121390), it was rated Outstanding in February 2015.
What is the catchment area for Fairburn Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fairburn Community Primary School is oversubscribed, North Yorkshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fairburn Community Primary School?
Fairburn Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 118% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Fairburn Community Primary School?
Classes at Fairburn Community Primary School average 23 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fairburn Community Primary School?
Fairburn Community Primary School has around 87 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Fairburn Community Primary School?
Apply through North Yorkshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fairburn Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Fairburn Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Yorkshire is 3 (the median across 382 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairburn Community Primary School?
Fairburn Community Primary School is at Great North Road, Fairburn, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9JY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)