Fairfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 9 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
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 141705
- Address
- Allfoxton Road, Horfield, BS7 9NL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1077 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29%
- Persistent absence
- 37.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 42.9%
Mixed 13%
Pakistani 8.7%
African 7.5%
Other Black 7.4%
Other White 6.8%
Caribbean 3.4%
Unclassified 2.4%
Indian 2.2%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 12 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 196 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Fairfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 245
- 3rd preference
- 179
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 113 102 |
| Year 8 | 215 128 87 |
| Year 9 | 218 127 91 |
| Year 10 | 212 118 94 |
| Year 11 | 217 112 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 25.0% 29.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 40.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 13.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.9% 1.2% |