Fairfield High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 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
- 991 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 46.8%
Pakistani 24.4%
African 6.4%
Chinese 6.4%
Mixed 5.8%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other White 1.9%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.83
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 62 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Fairfield High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 0 198 |
| Year 8 | 202 0 202 |
| Year 9 | 198 0 198 |
| Year 10 | 197 0 197 |
| Year 11 | 196 0 196 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.3% 3.0% |