Community school · Hackney

Thomas Fairchild Community School

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100243URN

Forston Street, Hoxton, London, N1 7HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

44 applications for 19 places · 32nd of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hackney median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

44 applications · 19 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.3; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.5; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 1.7; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 2.2; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 1.5; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 2.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 2.1; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 2.1; Hackney median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Hackney median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hackney median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	19	44	2.3	17	0.89
Sep 2025	21	53	2.5	19	0.90
Sep 2024	23	53	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2023	20	35	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2022	29	49	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2021	17	38	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2020	27	40	1.5	24	0.89
Sep 2019	27	54	2.0	26	0.96
Sep 2018	26	64	2.5	25	0.96
Sep 2017	37	85	2.3	33	0.89
Sep 2016	56	112	2.0	49	0.88
Sep 2015	52	108	2.1	45	0.87
Sep 2014	42	90	2.1	34	0.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%22nd of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hackney median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	0%	108	105
2023/24	76%	14%	105	105
2022/23	60%	10%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Shoreditch Park Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hanover Primary School
0.5 km · Islington

Good2024

3.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Remains Outstanding2023

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Rotherfield Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hoxton Garden Primary
0.7 km · Hackney

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Moreland Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hackney New Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100243 · 204/2592
Capacity: 240 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 70.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Forston Street, Hoxton, London, N1 7HA
Local authority: Hackney

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources