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Fairchildes Primary School

Primary

Croydon · Croydon · CR0 0AH www.fairchildes.factrust.org

Pupils
497
cap. 492
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
6 Feb 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
3 Apr 2014
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Croydon. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
70%
-2pp
LA
70%
England
63%
77%69%61%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
12%
+4pp
LA
10%
England
8%
16%10%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 78%
SPAG higher standard
43%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 106.33
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.94
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
486
cap. 492
527498469
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Pupil : teacher ratio
25.0
LA AVG 22.87:1
25.022.820.5
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EAL
37%
LA AVG 39.08%
37%32%27%
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FSM eligible
46%
LA AVG 29.7%
48%44%40%
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SEN
19%
LA AVG 18.23%
23%21%19%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
20%
LA
15%
England
13%
22%16%9%
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Overview

AddressFairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
Telephone01689842268
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8317 spend / pupil£8302 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2570%12%486
2023/2472%8%470
2022/2361%16%-1.40+2.00+2.40482
2018/1974%14%+0.20+1.10+1.40518
2017/1877%3%+0.90+0.70+2.20526
2016/1773%15%+2.30+4.70+3.80527
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2577%25%78%17%79%41%88%75%105.0107.0107.019%
2023/2475%18%79%15%85%18%92%75%105.0106.0107.018%
2022/2371%26%84%24%94%35%95%87%105.0107.0107.019%
2018/1978%29%87%25%90%32%86%76%105.0107.0106.020%
2017/1884%16%90%8%90%21%95%89%106.0106.0107.021%
2016/1785%28%93%38%88%38%97%82%106.0108.0109.020%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 1 Apr 2014 (was URN 101784)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548625.019%37%46%7%20%
2023/2447022.318%36%48%6%18%
2022/2348220.519%36%48%6%16%
2021/2246921.922%34%47%7%22%
2020/2148121.423%33%40%
2018/1951821.520%32%40%4%10%
2017/1852621.421%30%42%4%9%
2016/1752721.420%27%41%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.