Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Fairfield Crescent, Swadlincote, DE11 0SW
207 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2019, published 11 November 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.34 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 39 | 74 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 21 | 54 | 23 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 33 | 76 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 36 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 49 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 40 | 70 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Newhall Junior School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Newhall Infant School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Edward's Catholic Academy 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Springfield Junior School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pennine Way Junior Academy 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.