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About Us

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.

Our Vision

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.

Our Mission

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.

Our Ethos
  1. All members of the school community will treat each other with mutual respect,
  2. All children to be supported and challenged to achieve the best that they can which will be celebrated by the school community,
  3. All children will enjoy an exciting and inspiring educational experience,
  4. All children will understand how they can show love towards members of their community and have access to a safe and secure learning environment and good quality pastoral care,
  5. All children will develop the skills that will enable them to be successful citizens in a modern world. This includes being an honest citizen,
  6. All children will recognise their value within, and contribution to their local, national and international communities as global citizens.

 

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.

Upcoming Events

Latest News

E-safety update
22/07/2025 2:36 PM

We have been made aware that there are some large What's App groups in year 5 and year 6 which have formed outside school, and there has been some upsetting and inappropriate language used on them. Please can we ask that you monitor these groups and speak to your children about this.

Many thanks 

Final Day Update
22/07/2025 2:08 PM
Dear parents and carers,
I just wanted to send a quick email to wish you all a wonderful summer break and to thank you for all your support over the year. We have had a great year in school with the children and we are so proud of all they have achieved, and we can only do that by working in partnership with yourselves, so thank you!
Thank you from all the staff for all the kind gifts, cards and well wishes for the end of term too. We hugely appreciate your thanks. 
 
Yesterday we enjoyed the year 6 graduation and we look forward to saying goodbye to year 6 at the end of the day. A huge thank you to Basingstoke Hindu Society at Carnival Hall who helped us to relocate the graduation at last minute due to the weather warning!
 
We wish our year 6 leavers well in their new schools, and also we wish some of our families who are relocating well. Have safe journeys and we hope to see you again soon!
 
We are sad to say our final goodbyes today to Miss Cox in year 1 who is retiring, and to Mrs read in year 5 who is moving on to work in a SEN school. We wish you both lots of luck and best wishes for your new adventures and thank you for your commitment to Fairfields over the years!
 
A huge well done to all the children for all the hard work they show in demonstrating the core values each day, but a particular well done to our super citizens for this half term!
Paris- Iyad
London- Matheo
Rome- Andrew
Warsaw- Haneef
Budapest- Winnie
Madrid- Dhakshita
Kathmandu- Mabel
Ankara- Swara
New Delhi- Adam
Canberra- Anahita
Nairobi- Franek
Cairo- Bruce
Lima- Penny
Ottawa- Hemashree
 
Finally, I just want to take the opportunity to thank the incredible team who work at Fairfields for their ongoing support, commitment and hard work. We are so lucky to have the most wonderful team of staff in the school and I wish them all a restful summer as we prepare for September and the new school year. 
 
Thank you all once again for your support and kindness. Have a wonderful summer break.
 
Mrs Vicky Hopkins
Year 6 Graduation- URGENT UPDATE
21/07/2025 10:28 AM

Dear parents and carers, 

With the weather warnings in place today, we have been working hard to seek an alternative venue for the graduation as we don't want you all to get wet if the weather is not on our side! We have managed to secure the hall at Carnival Hall across the road. The children need to arrive for 4.30pm as planned, and parents and carers will be let in just before 5.00pm. 

We do need to vacate the hall promptly at the end of the graduation as there is another group using the space, so any help to pack away would be amazing! Sorry for the slight change but hopefully it will make everyone more comfortable. It is now likely not to rain at all!

Please share this message with other parents if you can.

Kind regards

Mrs Vicky Hopkins