Thomas Fairchild Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hackney
Unique reference
100243
Address
Forston Street, Hoxton, N1 7HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
220 (45% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
51.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
70%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.0%
Pupil ethnicities
African 24.5%
Mixed 16.8%
Other 12.7%
Other White 10.5%
Bangladeshi 8.2%
Other Black 7.3%
White British 5%
Caribbean 4.5%
Other Asian 4.1%
Irish Traveller 3.6%
Indian 2.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.1
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
Local authority average 76%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Thomas Fairchild Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
4
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
4
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
13
6
7
Reception, Full-time
27
12
15
Year 1
26
14
12
Year 2
28
11
17
Year 3
23
12
11
Year 4
24
11
13
Year 5
33
18
15
Year 6
29
15
14
Year 2024-2025