Thomas Fairchild Community School
Primary schoolThomas Fairchild Community School is a primary school in Hackney, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 210 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 79% of pupils at Thomas Fairchild Community School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Hackney and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Regent's CollegePupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met410 m
- Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, November 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- The ArtsXchangePupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), May 2024560 m
- City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary. Standards maintained, April 2025. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)560 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hackney
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).