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Fairfield High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester M43 6AB · fairfieldhighschool.co.uk · 0161 370 1488
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 986
- 11 over 975 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
- First language not English
- 24.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Stamford Park Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 156 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 196 | 156 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 194 | 215 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 197 | 196 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 195 | 216 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 198 | 165 | 0.8 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.7, and 58.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.84 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.8 | −2.5 |
| Sixth form college | 57.1 | +11.5 |
| Further education | 23.6 | −8.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −2 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Fairfield High School for Girls was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 91
- 9% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (20%) with SEND