Fairfield High School
About the school
Fairfield High School is an open secondary school in Herefordshire, County of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 November 2023
- Published
- 21 January 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.3
- Herefordshire, County of
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Herefordshire, County of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.20%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.00%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 64.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 37.60%
- Herefordshire, County of
- 36.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.4
- Herefordshire, County of
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
612
Girls
48.86%
Boys
51.14%
SEN support
25.33%
Education, health and care plan
3.27%
English as an additional language
3.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.48%
Overall absence
6.9
Persistent absence
19.01
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
98
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
6%