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Thomas Fairchild Community School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Matthew Trahair

location_onLondon, N1 7HA

language Visit Website phone 2072539469

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thomas Fairchild Community School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thomas Fairchild Community School is a community school in London, Hackney, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 75% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #42 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #5,000 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 73%

Reading86% LA 80%

Writing79% LA 79%

Maths83% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading79% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading63% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.5

-4.3 to 0.2

0.2

Write

LA 1.3

-1.9 to 2.4

0.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.4 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 0.0

0.7

Write

LA 1.0

-0.8 to 2.2

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.3 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 70%

Reading68% LA 78%

Writing74% LA 81%

Maths66% LA 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA 1.0

-5.8 to -2.4

-2.7

Write

LA 1.3

-4.3 to -1.1

-2.9

Maths

LA 1.0

-4.5 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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20 May 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2021

Inspection Report

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05 February 2020

Inspection Report

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05 December 2017

Inspection Report

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07 March 2013

Inspection Report

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27 June 2011

Inspection Report

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03 July 2008

Inspection Report

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10 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-02-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-12-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-03-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	215	5	2.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	260	2	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	256	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	251	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	281	3	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	342	3	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	350	5	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	401	10	2.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	401	8	2.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	399	10	2.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	434	8	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	436	6	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	426	6	1.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils