Fairfield High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Tameside
Fairfield Avenue, Manchester, M43 6AB
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.9%
22.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
986
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
975 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
173 of 215 families who put it first got an offer
194
Places offered
448
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 215 | 173 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 107 | 15 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 46 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 448 | 194 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Tameside lets families list 6 preferences. 63 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Fiona Lealman
- Address
- Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB
- Phone
- 01613701488
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward / constituency
- Droylsden East · Ashton-under-Lyne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136593
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAMFORD PARK TRUST
986 pupils · 975 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,010 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 196 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 196 | 21% | 61% | 82% | |
| English Language | 196 | 26% | 65% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 191 | 35% | 78% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 165 | 12% | 50% | 65% | |
| Geography | 104 | 30% | 62% | 78% | |
| History | 84 | 38% | 67% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 65 | 49% | 72% | 89% | |
| French | 63 | 33% | 67% | 79% | |
| German | 55 | 20% | 56% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 23% | 57% | 79% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 47 | 15% | 40% | 62% | |
| Biology | 29 | 52% | 93% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Tameside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.