Fairfield Park Lower School Hitchin

Fairfield Park Lower School is a Community School located in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, teaching Primary students aged between 3 and 9 years of age.

The school operates under the Central Bedfordshire local authority.

Fairfield Park Lower School was inspected by Ofsted on 10 May 2012.

School Location

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School Information

School nameFairfield Park Lower School
HeadteacherMrs Jennifer Stone
Number of pupils237
Type of schoolCommunity School
Phase of educationPrimary
Ages3 - 9
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyNorth East Bedfordshire

Local Information


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Geographic Data
PostcodeSG5 4FD
LocationArlesey
TownStotfold
CountyBedfordshire
RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Ward NameStotfold and Langford
Area Type Unitary Authority
Coordinates51.999186,-0.249089

Mortgaged Houses
69%
UK AVERAGE: 34%

EU Leave Voters
53%
UK AVERAGE: 51.9%
Unemployed
1%
UK AVERAGE: 3.9%
High Earners
40%
UK AVERAGE: 22.1%

Overview

£303,760
Av. House Price

177
Population

51%
Married

£28,397
Average Salary


Data: OS © Crown copyright and database right 2022, data extracts from Census 2011.


OUTSTANDING

GOOD

REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT

INADEQUATE

Primary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Fairfield Park Lower School, North East Bedfordshire0 mi
Stonehill School, North East Hertfordshire0.8 mi
Gothic Mede Academy, North East Bedfordshire0.9 mi
Northfields Infants and Nursery School, North East Hertfordshire1 mi
Grange Junior School, North East Hertfordshire1.1 mi
Wilbury Junior School, North East Hertfordshire1.2 mi
Icknield Infant and Nursery School, North East Hertfordshire1.3 mi
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold, North East Bedfordshire1.6 mi
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School, North East Hertfordshire1.7 mi
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery, North East Hertfordshire1.9 mi
Secondary Schools
Ofsted RatingDistance
Etonbury Academy, North East Bedfordshire1.4 mi
Fearnhill School, North East Hertfordshire1.6 mi
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise, North East Hertfordshire1.7 mi
The Highfield School, North East Hertfordshire2.1 mi
The Knights Templar School, North East Hertfordshire2.6 mi
Henlow Church of England Academy, North East Bedfordshire2.8 mi
The Priory School, Hitchin and Harpenden2.9 mi
Hitchin Boys' School, Hitchin and Harpenden3.5 mi
Hitchin Girls' School, Hitchin and Harpenden3.6 mi
Samuel Whitbread Academy, Mid Bedfordshire4 mi

OFSTED Ratings Explained

Outstanding: The school provides the highest quality education and care for children, and will not be inspected again unless concerns are raised.


Good: The school provides for all their pupils' educational needs, and prepare them well for the next stage of their lives.


Requires Improvement: The school provides an acceptable quality of education and care for children, but will have areas where they could improve.


Inadequate: The school is failing to provide an acceptable quality of education and care for children, and will need to make significant improvements immediately.



Data: Ofsted © 2022, last updated Jan 2020.


1 to 10.7
Property/Salary Ratio

Freehold
84%
1 Bedroom
12%
Owned
69%
Leasehold
17%
4 Beds+
26%
Rented
31%
7-Year Property Price Trends
2020
£303,760
2019
£310,638
2018
£306,522
2017
£291,668
2016
£269,175
2015
£235,067
2014
£206,420
Average House Prices
Detached
£477,640
Semi-Detached
£315,792
Terraced
£262,209
Flats
£177,529
Property Types
Detached
19%
Semi-Detached
18%
Terraced
24%
Flats
26%
Bedsits
12%


Data: ONS licensed under the Open Government Licence v30, Last updated Jun 2020. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Male
53%
Children
28%
Female
47%
Adults
72%
Social Grade
SG5 4FDUK
AB
40%27%
C1
38%28%
C2
13%20%
DE
9%25%


Demographic Data

£49,400
Household Income

49.29%
Degree Educated

22.11%
In Professional Jobs

£28,397
Average Salary

29,204/34,753
Deprivation Rank

0%
owning 3+ cars


Unemployed
1%
High Earners
40%


Single
34%
Unemployed
1%
Married
51%
Degrees
49%
Occupation
SG5 4FDUK
Managerial/Directors
16%11%
Professionals
28%20%
Associate Professionals
24%14%
Admin/Secretarial
9%10%
Skilled Trades
7%11%
Caring, Leisure & Service
6%9%
Sales & Customer Service
5%8%
Plant & Machine Operatives
3%6%
Elementary Occupations
4%11%


Ethnicity
SG5 4FDUK
White
87%86%
Mixed
4%2.2%
Asian
6%7.5%
Black
2%3.4%
Arabic/Other
1%0.6%
Marital Status
SG5 4FDUK
Single
34%35%
Married
51%47%
Civil Partnership
0%0.2%
Divorced
9%9%
Christian
50%
None
39%
Buddhist
0%
Muslim
1%
Sikh
3%
Jewish
0%



Data: ONS © Crown copyright and database right 2022, data extracts from Census 2011.

LOW
Crime
7
Burglaries
Crimes (Last 12 Months)
SG5 4FDUK
Anti-social behaviour
2036
Burglaries
711
Robberies
12
Theft
619
Vehicle Crimes
612
Possession of Weapons
012
Violent Crimes
1651
Drug Offences
05
Criminal Damage & Arson
515
Police ForceBedfordshire Police
TypeTerritorial police force
Formed1966
Officers1,027
Budget£91.2
Area Size1,024 hectares
JurisdictionEngland and Wales


Data: ONS © Police.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated Jan 2020.

Richard Fuller MP

2019 General Election Results
Cons
59%
Green
3%
Labour
22%
Brexit
0%
Lib Dem
12%
Pl. Cymru
0%


The North East Bedfordshire constituency is located in Bedfordshire, and has a total population of 105,435, of which 90,678 (86%) are eligible to vote. Election turnout for the North East Bedfordshire constituency in 2019 was 72%, higher than the average UK turnout at 67.3%.



ConstituencyNorth East Bedfordshire
Member of Parliament MP
Constituency TypeCounty
ResultCon hold
Declaration Date/Time12/13/2019 4:21:00 AM
GE2019 ResultCon hold
First PartyCon
Second PartyLab
Electorate90678
Valid Votes65018
Winning Majority24283
EU Leave %53%

North Hertfordshire District Council


Council Offices
Gernon Road
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire
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PHONE: 01462 474000

EMAIL:
service@north-herts.gov.uk


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Ofsted Report

1
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS

How good is this school?


Outstanding - Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour and safety of pupils:


Outstanding - Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Overall leadership and management grade:


Outstanding - Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


1
QUALITY OF TEACHING

Overall quality of the teaching provided:


Outstanding - Fairfield Park Lower School is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.


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Fairfield Park Lower SchoolOfsted Report
Inspection Start Date10 May 2012
Inspection End Date11 May 2012
Inspection TypeS5 Inspection
Overall1 - Outstanding
Achievement1 - Outstanding
Behaviour & Safety1 - Outstanding
Quality of Teaching1 - Outstanding
Leadership & Management1 - Outstanding
Category of Concern
Warning Notice0

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In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:

  • Grade 1 - Outstanding
  • Grade 2 - Good
  • Grade 3 - Requires improvement
  • Grade 4 - Inadequate


Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.

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