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Fairchildes Primary School

2–11Ages
497Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140717URN

Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.2 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

101 applications for 58 places · 74th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

1.2 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

101 applications · 58 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 1.8; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 1.9; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 2.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.1; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.4; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.5; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 2.9; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 3.2; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 3.0; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 3.2; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Fairchildes Primary School (URN 101784), the previous school.

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	58	101	1.7	50	0.86
Sep 2025	60	119	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2024	60	109	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	111	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2022	57	114	2.0	55	0.96
Sep 2021	60	128	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	137	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2019	59	140	2.4	73	1.24
Sep 2018	60	152	2.5	74	1.23
Sep 2017	60	171	2.9	78	1.30
Sep 2016	60	189	3.2	104	1.73
Sep 2015	59	174	3.0	86	1.46
Sep 2014 *	58	184	3.2	87	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 78% · Maths 79% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%40th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	12%	105	107
2023/24	72%	8%	105	106
2022/23	61%	16%	105	107

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

Fairchildes Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rowdown Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tudor Academy
1.8 km · Croydon

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Croydon

Good2024

4.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Academy
2.5 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Courtwood Primary School
2.7 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Applegarth Academy
2.8 km · Croydon

2026

2.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary Academy
2.8 km · Bromley

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Forestdale Primary School
3.1 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140717 · 306/2103
Trust: Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
Capacity: 492 pupils · 497 on roll
Free school meals: 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Fairchildes Primary School (URN 101784)
Address: Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
Local authority: Croydon

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