Primary school

Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnet
  • NW7 3HS

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,910 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 16%2017/18: top 9%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 5%5% · 2022/232023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM68% · London 72%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · London 12%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 32 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 79% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 86% · 29 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 79% · 57 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 85% · 26 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 70% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 68% · 28 pupils · London 72%86%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 32 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 57 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 12% · 26 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 11% · 28 pupils · London 12%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 32 pupils · London 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 109 · 29 pupils · London 1062018/19: 105 · 57 pupils · London 1062022/23: 108 · 26 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · London 107109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 32 pupils · London 1042016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 109 · 29 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 57 pupils · London 1072022/23: 107 · 26 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · London 107109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 79.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd274
3rd50
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26Varies by rule
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  • 2023/24Varies by rule
  • 2021/22Varies by rule
  • 2019/20Varies by rule

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Good
  4. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 3 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Sep 2022

Strengths

  • “Leaders work hard to build a united community.”
  • “They help parents and carers to support their children’s learning.”
  • “Relationships between school staff and parents are strong.”

To improve

  • “Some of the work pupils are given is too difficult or not focused on what pupils need to know.”
  • “As a result, pupils do not develop their understanding in different areas as well as they could.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that work provided is matched precisely to what they want pupils to know and remember.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026254
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.0%
First language not English81.5%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

91.7% full · 277 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher40.9
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.9
  • Other support 6.8

Teachers 5.8 FTE · Whole workforce 27.5 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,789
Spend per pupil£9,812
Staff spend per pupil£6,800
Reserve per pupil£60
  • +£14,135revenue reserve
  • −£5,464in-year balance

Grants £9,480 · self-generated £310 · premises £426 per pupil