Fairchildes Primary School

State-Funded School

fairchildes-primary-school-croydon-london

LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 0AHPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fairchildes Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 497 pupils. Fairchildes Primary School is part of Fairchildes Academy Community Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

Black

24%

Mixed

17%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

497

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 497
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Fairchildes Academy Community Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
12 Nov 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.