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Thomas Fairchild Community School

Community school · London · N1 7HA

Ages 3–11 · 210 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

6.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

210 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
210
Boys / girls
109 / 101
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
210 / 240 (88%)
Free school meals
70.1%
FSM pupils
143
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Trahair

Location

Address
Forston Street, Hoxton
Postcode
N1 7HA
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hackney, 210 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 70.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N1
36
Primary in N1
20
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Primary in Hackney LA
50

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM59.3%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Trahair
Telephone
02072539469
Website
http://www.thomasfairchild.hackney.sch.uk/

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