Open mornings for parents of children eligible to start in September 2025 will be held on 17th October 2024, 21st November 2024 and 5th December 2024. Please call 01256 473886 if you would like to book to visit on one of these dates.
Opened in 1887, Fairfields Primary is the oldest school in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Parents, grandparents and great grandparents all have fond memories of their time at our school.
Everything that we do is based on our four Core Values; Love, Respect, Honesty and Celebration. Our aim is develop resilient and confident children who are highly skilled and able to adapt to an ever changing landscape. These are also outlined below. For that reason, we have written a unique curriculum based on real experiences and high quality literature.
The pupils at our school play a huge part in school improvement. Our School Council consists of pupils in every year group who are voted in by their peers and who help to shape the direction of the school. Please see our School Council page with updates of their latest priorities.
Finally, we work closely with parents who have taken the decision to invest in our school by enrolling their children. We believe that parents are the most crucial element of providing an effective team around a child and we therefore expect them to be involved in school life, at every level.
To prepare the children of today to thrive and meet the challenges of tomorrow, by developing independence and resilience through a forward thinking and evolving curriculum, proudly reflecting our diverse community, inspiring and celebrating all achievements.
We are a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community, fostering a culture of learning and resilience, through a creative and pupil-centered curriculum where children are encouraged to take risks and learn from their mistakes, all within a supportive environment.
Each year we develop an action plan to improve areas identified from a range of information including performance data. Please visit our 'School Development Priorities' page under the 'Parents' tab on the website to learn about our school development plan for this year and the review of last year.
If your child is in the Rugby or Netball team, please could they wear their school uniform in to school for the day so that they can have their photograph taken, and bring their kit to change into for their usual team practice session after school. Thank you
If your child usually has PE on a Thursday, please send them in wearing their school uniform, not their PE kit as the school photographer will be in to take individual photos of the children. They will not need their PE kit in school on that day.
We hope you had an enjoyable half term and we look forward to seeing you all back in school tomorrow. On Thursday 7th November we have pupil individual photo day. This will be during school time. Information will be sent out following the session about how to order your child's individual photo if you would like one. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate sibling photos as being a large school, it takes too long to complete all the individual pictures.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow.