Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, King's Lynn

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, we nurture and invest in our relationships. We identify each individual’s potential and work as a team to create a safe environment for everyone to grow and succeed. We are a community school that prides itself in working together in order to provide a school experience so that every child:"

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School are King's Oak Academy (0.6 miles, Good); Parkway Academy (0.7 miles, 48% reading, 50% maths); St Martha's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); and Gaywood Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths).

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 63% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

44.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), Asian (16%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 27 (6.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Kings Lynn Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Centre Point (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 117 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School issued 75 suspensions, 17.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School are Springwood High School (0.7 miles), King's Lynn Academy (0.9 miles), King Edward VII Academy (1.1 miles) and Visiting Teacher Service West (1.8 miles).