Fairfield High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Herefordshire, County of
Peterchurch, Hereford, HR2 0SG
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
19.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
607
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
113 of 157 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
248
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 157 | 113 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 248 | 113 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Herefordshire, County of lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Jennings
- Address
- Peterchurch, Hereford, HR2 0SG
- Phone
- 01981550231
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward / constituency
- Golden Valley North · Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 140868
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
607 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 626 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 | 53.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 125 | — |
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 | 124 | 19% | 54% | 78% | |
| English Language | 124 | 16% | 60% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 122 | 15% | 67% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 9% | 49% | 71% | |
| Geography | 72 | 25% | 63% | 74% | |
| History | 55 | 29% | 69% | 80% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 44 | 14% | 66% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 0% | 31% | 45% | |
| Biology | 29 | 48% | 86% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 55% | 83% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 28% | 69% | 86% | |
| Spanish | 27 | 56% | 78% | 96% |
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 Herefordshire, County of 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.