Fairchildes Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Croydon for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 33 places for autism and moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 2–11
- 497 pupils
- Ofsted: Outstanding
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 33 places, 33 pupils
- Pupils
- 497
- Headteacher
- Mark Gyford (Head of School)
- Part of
- Fairchildes Academy Community Trust
- Council
- Croydon
- School reference (URN)
- 140717
Needs its base supports
2 needs: autism, moderate learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Croydon (10)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Croydon council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Outstanding, February 2024
Rated Outstanding at its last graded inspection, in February 2024.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Meridian High School Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted: Good 0.0 miles
- Rowdown Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 0.6 miles
- Tudor Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.1 miles
By need in Croydon: Autism (17) · Moderate learning (11) · Speech and language (6) · Severe learning (4) · Hearing (3) · Physical (3) · PMLD (2) · Dyslexia and SpLD (2)
Questions about Fairchildes Primary School
How do I get a place in Fairchildes Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Fairchildes Primary School support?
Autism and moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Fairchildes Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Fairchildes Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Fairchildes Primary School?
Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 0AH, in Croydon.
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