Fairfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 28 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
- 612 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.3%
White British 89.7%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 3.4%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.3
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 51 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 33 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Fairfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 73 52 |
| Year 8 | 120 58 62 |
| Year 9 | 119 63 56 |
| Year 10 | 123 57 66 |
| Year 11 | 125 62 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 37.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |