SCHOOL PROFILE

Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre

Primary Community school URN 101278
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 277 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 254 220 full-time · 34 part-time
Female pupils 126 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 128 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.2%
2.4 pts above England
School 27.2%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

84.3%
64.0 pts above England
School 84.3%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.5%
4.5 pts above England
School 5.5%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
31.5%
80
Any other ethnic group
16.9%
43
White British
8.7%
22
Any other Asian background
7.9%
20
Any other Mixed background
7.1%
18
African
6.7%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.5% 52 of 254 pupils
0.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.5%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.28%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.06 pts higher than England
School 6.28%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts higher than England
School 16.13%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
Barnet 1.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.7% 3.5 pts above England
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre
91.7%
Barnet
90.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information