Fairchildes Primary School

Fairchildes Primary School has received an outstanding judgement across all areas in its first section 5 inspection. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a safe, caring environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The well-structured curriculum and effective leadership contribute to pupils achieving exceptionally well from the early years through to their final stages of primary education. The school has been recognized for its ambitious educational goals and comprehensive enrichment programs that further enhance pupils' learning experiences.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education across all domains.
• Strong leadership and management focused on pupil achievement.
• Exceptional curriculum that promotes deep and connected knowledge.
• High standards of behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Comprehensive enrichment opportunities that engage pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Fairchildes Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Fairchildes Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Fairchildes Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at Fairchildes Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 33 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Fairchildes Primary School received £8,302 and spent £8,317 for each of its 473 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £823,000 (£1,740 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Fairchildes Academy Community Trust, income was £8,567 and spending £8,410 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Fairchildes Primary School is part of Fairchildes Academy Community Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Rowdown Primary School Croydon
• Monks Orchard Primary School Croydon

What is Fairchildes Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fairchildes Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Fairchildes Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fairchildes Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Fairchildes Primary School have?

Fairchildes Primary School has 497 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fairchildes Primary School cover?

Fairchildes Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Fairchildes Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fairchildes Primary School?

Fairchildes Primary School is at Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0AH.