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Fairlop Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Colvin Gardens, Hainault, Ilford IG6 2LH · fairlop.redbridge.sch.uk · 020 8500 3857
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.87 mi
- 1.40 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 681
- 51 over 630 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered” went to a home 0.87 mi (1.40 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 91% 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 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 93 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 103 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.87 mi1.40 km | |
| Reception – Distance: On time distance applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.24 mi1.99 km | |
| Reception – Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.17 mi1.88 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Redbridge it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Fairlop Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 44
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied