Fairfield High School
Peterchurch, Hereford, HR2 0SG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
- Head Teacher
- Mr Paul Jennings
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 607
- URN
- 140868
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01981550231
About this school
Fairfield High School is a secondary academy in Hereford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 607 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 98 | 102 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.3 | 53.1 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.91 +0.62 to +1.20 | +0.49 +0.20 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 52.9% | 51.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 74.5% | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 44.1% | 37.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fairfield High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.1 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 555 |
| 2023/24 | 579 |
| 2024/25 | 612 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairfield High School compares
Fairfield High School ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 6.9% | 17.5% | 607 | — |
| Kingstone High School | 42.3 | 11.1% | 26.7% | 568 | 4.8 miles |
| Weobley High School | 47.8 | 7.1% | 16.5% | 533 | 8.9 miles |
| Whitecross Hereford | 46.5 | 7.4% | 15.7% | 942 | 9.2 miles |
| The Hereford Church of England Academy | 39.6 | 9% | 39.8% | 647 | 9.7 miles |
| Peterchurch Primary School | — | 4.6% | 23.2% | 103 | 0.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.48%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingstone High School4.8 miles
Secondary · Hereford
-
Weobley High School8.9 miles
Secondary · Hereford
-
Whitecross Hereford9.2 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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The Hereford Church of England Academy9.7 miles
Secondary · Hereford
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Peterchurch Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Fairfield High School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Hereford.
- Aylestone School Secondary
- Kingstone High School Secondary
- St Mary's RC High School Secondary
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School Secondary
- The Hereford Church of England Academy Secondary
- Weobley High School Secondary
- Whitecross Hereford Secondary
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fairfield High School teach?
- Fairfield High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hereford.
- Who is the head teacher of Fairfield High School?
- The head teacher of Fairfield High School is Mr Paul Jennings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fairfield High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fairfield High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Fairfield High School?
- Fairfield High School has 607 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fairfield High School full?
- Fairfield High School has capacity for 600 pupils and 607 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fairfield High School a faith school?
- No. Fairfield High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fairfield High School a selective school?
- No. Fairfield High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Fairfield High School?
- Fairfield High School is part of FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fairfield High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.3 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fairfield High School rank locally?
- Fairfield High School ranked 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Herefordshire, County of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fairfield High School's absence rate?
- Fairfield High School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fairfield High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fairfield High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.