UK Schools
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery
Fairfields Primary School and Nursery is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 467 pupils aged 3 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in March 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Fairfields Primary School and Nursery.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Fairfields Primary School and Nursery.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Wed 3rd September 2025 Inset Day
- Start of Autumn Term for pupils Thurs 4th September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Mon 27th - Fri 31st October 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day - School Closed Fri 28th November 2025 Event
- INSET Mon 1st December 2025 Inset Day
- End of Term for pupils Fri 19th December 2025 Term
- A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms Christmas Holiday Holiday
- Start of Spring Term for pupils Mon 5th January 2026 Term
- INSET Fri 13th February 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Mon 16th - Fri 20th February 2026 Holiday
- End of Spring Term Fri 27th March 2026 Term
- A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms Easter Holiday Holiday
- Start of Summer Term for pupils Mon 13th April 2026 Term
- May Bank Holiday Mon 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Mon 25th - Fri 29th May 2026 Holiday
- End of Term for pupils Tues 21st July 2026 Term
- INSET Wed 22nd - Thurs 23rd July 2026 Inset Day
- The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September Summer Holiday Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Fairfields Primary School and Nursery with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 68% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
Attendance 9.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Fairfields Primary School and Nursery. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Fairfields Primary School and Nursery than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.