Fairfield High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Hereford, Herefordshire, County of
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Composite score
62.9

Fairfield High School at a glance

Located in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of, Fairfield High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 612 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 50.3, above the national average of 46. That is down 2.8 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of secondary schools nationally.

51% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 72% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#69
In West Midlands
#3
In Herefordshire, County of
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
50.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
51%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
72%
% EBacc grade 5+
25%
EBacc average points score
4.40

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 612 % FSM ever-6 17.5% % EAL 3.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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