Fairhaven Academy

Academy · All-through, ages 7 to 16 · Mixed

Part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

113 Forest Road West, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4ES

0115 915 1271 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 7 November 2023
Pupils265Room for 210 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 137 in 2019, 111 in 2021, 117 in 2022, 122 in 2023, 154 in 2024, 230 in 2025, 265 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals77%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 7 November 2023.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Nottingham. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Nottingham

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolNottinghamEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 84.8% 43.7%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 4.3% 1.4%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 87.0% 14.7%* 13.4%
English as an additional language 8.7% 34.1%* 19.2%
Pupils per teacher Not published 17.0 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) Not published 10.7 11.8

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26.

Nearby secondary schools

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Fairhaven Academy was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 7 November 2023.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.