Side by side
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre and Saracens Broadfields
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre has 254 pupils; Saracens Broadfields has 653.
- The two schools are 0.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre | Saracens Broadfields |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 254 DfE register | 653 DfE register |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 19 first preferences for 23 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 53 first preferences for 56 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 29 September 2022: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 22 January 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% (2024/25) DfE | 76% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 31.4% DfE register | 43.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 81.5% school census 2024/25 | 74.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 14.8% school census 2024/25 | 9.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 40.9 DfE workforce census | 16.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 6.3% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.