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Fairlawn Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Honor Oak Road, London SE23 3SB · fairlawn.lewisham.sch.uk · 020 8699 7948
On the mapSearch near SE23 3SB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lewisham 68%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.23 mi
- 1.98 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Lewisham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 362
- 75% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.23 mi (1.98 km) from the school. Source: Lewisham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 52 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 50 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.23 mi1.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 2.87 mi4.61 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.80 mi1.29 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Fairlawn Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 98
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (14%) with SEND