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.
Buy Early Bird Summer & Diversity Fair tickets in front of the big canopy tomorrow before and after school! You can also purchase wristbands for the bouncy castle/ obstacle course - please note tickets for this are limited.
Also please check if you can volunteer on the day to ensure we can offer plenty of activities, games and fun. Go here to sign up.
Buy Early Bird Summer & Diversoty Fair tickets under the canopy at the top playground TODAY before and after school!
Also please check if you can volunteer on the day to ensure we can offer plenty of activities, games and fun. Go here to sign up.
Dear parents and carers,
Following on from my message in the weekly round up on Friday, please can I ask for your support in not allowing your children to use the smooga area where the goals are located in the mornings before school. This area is not supervised by school staff at this time. Children are using this space to play, sometimes with unsafe objects like stones when they can't find a ball. We have had children injured before school as a result, and children upset coming into school due to fall-outs with friends when playing in this space. We also have children who miss their line going into school as they are too busy playing. Please do not allow your children to play in this space before school, but instead keep them with you to wait for the school to open. If you child walks to school alone, please can you speak to them about not playing in the smooga area before school starts.
Many thanks for your support to keep our school safe.
Mrs Vicky Hopkins