Thomas Fairchild Community School
Forston Street, Hoxton, London, N1 7HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Trahair
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 100243
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072539469
About this school
Thomas Fairchild Community School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 76% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 72% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thomas Fairchild Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Fairchild Community School compares
Thomas Fairchild Community School ranked 24th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 7.5% | 75.3% | 210 | — |
| Shoreditch Park Primary School | 63% | 6.3% | 61% | 441 | 0.3 miles |
| Hanover Primary School | 67% | 5.8% | 41.7% | 244 | 0.3 miles |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 82% | 5.1% | 60.6% | 239 | 0.3 miles |
| Rotherfield Primary School | 74% | 8.3% | 66.1% | 331 | 0.4 miles |
| Hoxton Garden Primary | 84% | 4.9% | 60.5% | 344 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.26%
- English as an additional language
- 51.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.45%
- Persistent absence
- 23.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shoreditch Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Hanover Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Rotherfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Hoxton Garden Primary0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Thomas Fairchild Community School ranks 314th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas Fairchild Community School teach?
- Thomas Fairchild Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Thomas Fairchild Community School?
- The executive headteacher of Thomas Fairchild Community School is Mr Matthew Trahair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Fairchild Community School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Fairchild Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas Fairchild Community School?
- Thomas Fairchild Community School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thomas Fairchild Community School full?
- Thomas Fairchild Community School has capacity for 240 pupils and 210 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Fairchild Community School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Fairchild Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Fairchild Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thomas Fairchild Community School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Thomas Fairchild Community School have?
- The schools register lists Thomas Fairchild Community School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thomas Fairchild Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Fairchild Community School rank locally?
- Thomas Fairchild Community School ranked 24th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Fairchild Community School's absence rate?
- Thomas Fairchild Community School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Fairchild Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Fairchild Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.