Fairchildes Primary School
Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mark Gyford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 492
- Pupils on roll
- 497
- URN
- 140717
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01689842268
About this school
Fairchildes Primary School is a primary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 497 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fairchildes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 72% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 75% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Fairchildes 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 482 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairchildes Primary School compares
Fairchildes Primary School ranked 41st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.6% | 45.8% | 497 | — |
| Rowdown Primary School | 53% | 6.9% | 52.1% | 316 | 0.6 miles |
| Tudor Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 49.5% | 416 | 1.1 miles |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 52% | 3.7% | 33.2% | 193 | 1.5 miles |
| Castle Hill Academy | 58% | 7.2% | 65.2% | 263 | 1.6 miles |
| Courtwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 33.9% | 215 | 1.7 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)
- 45.77%
- English as an additional language
- 37%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 19.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rowdown Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Tudor Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.5 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Castle Hill Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Croydon
-
Courtwood Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Fairchildes Primary School ranks 18th of the 33 ranked primary schools in Croydon.
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
- Elmwood Infant School Primary
- Elmwood Junior School Primary
- Forest Academy Primary
- Forestdale Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fairchildes Primary School teach?
- Fairchildes Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Croydon.
- Who is the head of school of Fairchildes Primary School?
- The head of school of Fairchildes Primary School is Mark Gyford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fairchildes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairchildes 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 many pupils are at Fairchildes Primary School?
- Fairchildes Primary School has 497 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Fairchildes Primary School full?
- Fairchildes Primary School has capacity for 492 pupils and 497 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Fairchildes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fairchildes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fairchildes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fairchildes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Fairchildes Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Fairchildes Primary School is part of FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fairchildes Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Fairchildes Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fairchildes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairchildes Primary School compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Fairchildes Primary School ranked 41st of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairchildes Primary School's absence rate?
- Fairchildes Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairchildes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairchildes 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 16 July 2026.