Primary school in Felixstowe, Suffolk
Fairfield Infant School
High Road West, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9JB
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 22 February 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Full — 294 pupils against 270 places
- Girls / boys
- 163 / 131
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Suffolk 028B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Acting Headteacher: Mark Girling
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Eastern Felixstowe
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- URN
- 152284
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colneis Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.4 mi |
| Felix Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 32% | 0.8 mi |
| Kingsfleet Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 52% | 0.9 mi |
| Grange Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 57% | 1 mi |
| Langer Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 35% | 1.2 mi |
| Trimley St Mary Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 44% | 1.5 mi |
| Trimley St Martin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 59% | 2.7 mi |
| Harwich Community Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2023 | 31% | 3.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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