Fairfield Community Primary School, Bury
Fairfield Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Bury, part of Oak Learning Partnership.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bury (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fairfield Community Primary School in detail
Results
Fairfield Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105287), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Fairfield Community Primary School
Across Bury, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Bury lodged 61 appeals against primary school offers; 41 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (12.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairfield Community Primary School are Fairfield Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); East Ward Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Heap Bridge Village Primary School (0.7 miles); and St Paul's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, 69% reading, 66% maths).
Fairfield Community Primary SchoolEast Ward Community Primary SchoolHeap Bridge Village Primary SchoolSt Paul's Church of England Primary School
The trust
Fairfield Community Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Oak Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairfield Community Primary School (opposite), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fairfield Community Primary School are Hazel Wood High School (0.6 miles) and Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (1.8 miles).
Hazel Wood High SchoolHoly Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals 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
Fairfield Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Fairfield Community Primary School (URN 105287), it was rated Good in March 2023. See Fairfield Community Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Fairfield Community Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105287). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 66% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 60% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Fairfield Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bury's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairfield Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairfield Community Primary School is in Bury; for families living there:
Apply to Bury for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 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
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Applications and offers at Fairfield Community Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105287). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 31 | 57 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 31 | 57 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 30 | 34 | 57 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 38 | 67 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 30 | 35 | 67 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 33 | 32 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 35 | 47 | 75 | 1.3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 34 | 29 | 67 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 35 | 42 | 70 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 33 | 34 | 55 | 1.0 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bury
Across Bury council
Places available
2,275
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Bury council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Fairfield Community Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105287). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.8%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
195
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 Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Fairfield Community Primary School
Are there exam results for Fairfield Community Primary School?
Fairfield Community Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105287), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Fairfield Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Fairfield Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Fairfield Community Primary School (URN 105287), it was rated Good in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Fairfield Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Fairfield Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Bury allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Fairfield Community Primary School?
Apply through Bury's coordinated admissions process, naming Fairfield 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 Fairfield Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairfield Community Primary School?
Fairfield Community Primary School is at Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7SD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)