Fairlawn Primary School
Honor Oak Road, London, SE23 3SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Ms Hania Ryans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Fairlawn and Haseltine Federation
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 100710
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086997948
About this school
Fairlawn Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 362 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 90% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 92% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Fairlawn Primary 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 | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairlawn Primary School compares
Fairlawn Primary School ranked 12th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.5% | 19% | 362 | — |
| Horniman Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 11.8% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Dalmain Primary School | 71% | 6% | 22.3% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| Goodrich Community Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 47.6% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 22.7% | 207 | 0.7 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)
- 19.03%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 11.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Horniman Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Dalmain Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Goodrich Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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St George's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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St William of York Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Fairlawn Primary School ranks 278th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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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 Fairlawn Primary School teach?
- Fairlawn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head teacher of Fairlawn Primary School?
- The head teacher of Fairlawn Primary School is Ms Hania Ryans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairlawn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairlawn Primary 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 Fairlawn Primary School?
- Fairlawn Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fairlawn Primary School full?
- Fairlawn Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 362 on roll (75%), 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 Fairlawn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairlawn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairlawn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairlawn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fairlawn Primary School?
- Fairlawn Primary School is part of the Fairlawn and Haseltine Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fairlawn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairlawn Primary School rank locally?
- Fairlawn Primary School ranked 12th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairlawn Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairlawn Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairlawn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairlawn Primary 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.