Fairfield Academy, Grimsby
Fairfield Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Grimsby, part of The David Ross Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 34 schools in Grimsby with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North East Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fairfield Academy in detail
Fairfield Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "David Ross Education Trust schools create a rich and exciting learning environment that inspires students to become their confident, academic best. We hope you are able to take some time to explore and learn about the huge range of opportunities and experiences on offer at Fairfield Academy."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Fairfield Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 77% in North East Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 91% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Fairfield Academy
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Fairfield Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairfield Academy are Springfield Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 98% maths); Scartho Infants' School and Nursery (0.7 miles); Scartho Gateway Academy (0.7 miles); and Scartho Junior Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 83% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Fairfield Academy.
Springfield Primary AcademyScartho Infants' School and NurseryScartho Gateway AcademyScartho Junior Academy
The trust
Fairfield Academy is one of 36 schools run by The David Ross Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Black (11%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 25 (8.4%) 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 autism.
Fairfield Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 18 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Grimsby Town Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Well Vale (opposite), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North East Lincolnshire (211).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fairfield Academy issued 16 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fairfield Academy are Waltham Toll Bar Academy (1.1 miles) and Oasis Academy Wintringham (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from December 2010, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2010 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 84% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
26.8
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fairfield Academy
Term dates
Fairfield Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North East Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairfield Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairfield Academy is in North East Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- North East Lincolnshire's school travel policy: Home-to-School Transport Policy 2027 -2028
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 9 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 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 Fairfield Academy
Will you get a place at Fairfield Academy? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Fairfield Academy's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Fairfield Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Fairfield Academy.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from North East Lincolnshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Fairfield Academy for 2015 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in North East Lincolnshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
298 pupils
315 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Grimsby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Grimsby
Across North East Lincolnshire council
Places available
2,175
Applications
1,358
Got 1st preference
97.4%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across North East Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
25
EHC Plans
17.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Fairfield Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 18 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
297
Total Pupils
158
Boys
139
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,163
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,022
Per pupil
£1624k
Total funding
£53k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
6.4%
Persistent absence
264
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fairfield Academy
Questions parents ask about Fairfield Academy
What are SATs results like at Fairfield Academy?
Of the pupils at Fairfield Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Fairfield Academy's Ofsted rating?
Fairfield Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2010, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Fairfield Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Fairfield Academy is oversubscribed, North East Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fairfield Academy?
Fairfield Academy was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Fairfield Academy?
Classes at Fairfield Academy average 24.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Fairfield Academy?
Fairfield Academy has around 297 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Fairfield Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Fairfield Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 18 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Fairfield Academy?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Fairfield Academy in 2024/25. 6.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fairfield Academy?
Apply through North East Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fairfield Academy 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 Fairfield Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 9 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 East Lincolnshire is 19 (the median across 73 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairfield Academy?
Fairfield Academy is at Mendip Avenue, Scartho, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 3AE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)