Fairchildes Primary School
Fairchildes Avenue, Croydon, CR0 0AH
497 pupils · 101% of 492 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FAIRCHILDES ACADEMY COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 February 2024, published 18 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 50 | 101 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 55 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 109 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 61 | 111 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 57 | 55 | 114 | 57 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 67 | 128 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 63 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 73 | 140 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rowdown Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Tudor Academy 1.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Castle Hill Academy 2.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Courtwood Primary School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Applegarth Academy 2.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.