Primary school

Thomas Fairchild Community School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hackney
  • N1 7HA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,247 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 70%2022/23: top 53%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 15%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM79% · London 72%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · London 12%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 23% · 53 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 43% · 54 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 62% · 50 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 59% · 56 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 79% · 29 pupils · London 72%79%23%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 53 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 0% · 54 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 8% · 50 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 56 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 10% · 30 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 14% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · London 12%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 53 pupils · London 1032016/17: 101 · 54 pupils · London 1052017/18: 101 · 50 pupils · London 1062018/19: 101 · 56 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · London 10710897No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 53 pupils · London 1042016/17: 101 · 54 pupils · London 1062017/18: 102 · 50 pupils · London 1062018/19: 102 · 56 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · London 10710598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd50
3rd40
Last distance offered
  • 2026/273.2 km
  • 2025/26607 m
  • 2024/252.6 km
  • 2023/2414.6 km

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2020Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (4)

From Ofsted report, inspected Sep 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy their learning.”
  • “Leaders have created a safe environment in which pupils can achieve their best.”
  • “Children in early years have settled in quickly and they are ready to learn.”

To improve

  • “This means that pupils may develop gaps in their knowledge or misconceptions.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026210
Free school meals (past 6 years)75.3%
First language not English51.8%
SEN support25.0%
EHC plan9.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils23.8%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

87.5% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 10
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 6.9

Teachers 12 FTE · Whole workforce 28.5 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

  • No datarevenue reserve

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