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Fairley House School[1]

Special · ages 5–16

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
24.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
6.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 32.4[4] 23.1%[4]
2023/24 29.6[5] 0%[5]
2022/23 21.8[6] 9%[6]
2021/22 28.8[7] 15%[7]

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[8]

ISI inspection

Inspection
February 2025[9]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[9]
Leadership and governance
Standards not met[9]
Quality of education
Significant strength[9]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[9]
Social and economic education
Standards met[9]
Safeguarding
Standards not met[9]

Quality of education

  • ISI found (February 2025): The school effectively supports pupils' literacy and numeracy, and provides tailored support for all pupils with special needs.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should support staff in consistently implementing the revised behaviour policy.

Social and economic education

  • ISI recommended: The school should improve careers education in the senior school.

Previous ISI inspections: 2025, 2023, 2021, 2017, 2014 (2025 report, 2023 report, 2021 report, 2017 report, 2014 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

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No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent special school[1]
Ages
5–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
250[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
www.fairleyhouse.org.uk[1]
Special classes
Has Special Classes[8]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[8]
District
Westminster[10]
Postcode
SW1P 4AU[1]
URN
101173[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
219 2024/25[11]
SEN support
36.5% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan
63.5% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[11]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Fairley House School, February 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  10. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.