Fairfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Unique reference
- 140868
- Address
- Peterchurch, HR2 0SG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 579 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.6%
White British 89.5%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 3.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.91
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.3
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
Fairfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 113 52 61 |
| Year 8 | 115 61 54 |
| Year 9 | 124 57 67 |
| Year 10 | 125 62 63 |
| Year 11 | 102 51 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 9.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 35.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |