Fairfield High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 136593
- Address
- Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, M43 6AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 988 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 23.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 48.7%
Pakistani 23.8%
African 6%
Chinese 5.9%
Mixed 5.8%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Other Asian 2%
Other White 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.13
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 76 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 59 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Fairfield High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 55
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 0 201 |
| Year 8 | 198 0 198 |
| Year 9 | 198 0 198 |
| Year 10 | 199 0 199 |
| Year 11 | 192 0 192 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |