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Fairfield High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Allfoxton Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 9NL · fairfield.excalibur.org.uk · 0117 952 7100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,057
- 98% of 1,080 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.4%
- First language not English
- 21%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 100% 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 | 204 | 148 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 154 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 218 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 209 | 216 | 1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 209 | 215 | 1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 46.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.27 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50 | −7 |
| Sixth form college | 5.2 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 30.7 | +5.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Fairfield High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (191 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 191
- 18% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (18%) with SEND