Fairfield High School
Allfoxton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9NL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Ms Edel Cronin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 1,057
- URN
- 141705
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179527100
About this school
Fairfield High School is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,057 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 217 | 212 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 49.9 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.21 to +0.18 | +0.25 +0.05 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 44.3% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 39.2% | 36.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.9 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,073 |
| 2023/24 | 1,077 |
| 2024/25 | 1,082 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fairfield High School compares
Fairfield High School ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.9 | 12.3% | 30.9% | 1,057 | — |
| Trinity Academy | 52.1 | 9.9% | 35.6% | 1,062 | 0.9 miles |
| E-Act Montpelier High School | 57.3 | 8.3% | 32.1% | 859 | 0.9 miles |
| The City Academy Bristol | 38.5 | 12.4% | 50.9% | 977 | 1.2 miles |
| Redland Green School | 59 | 6.6% | 8.6% | 1,652 | 1.3 miles |
| Cotham School | 51.8 | 9% | 39.1% | 1,654 | 1.5 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)
- 30.87%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 12.34%
- Persistent absence
- 39.04%
Location
Nearby schools
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Trinity Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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E-Act Montpelier High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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The City Academy Bristol1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Redland Green School1.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Cotham School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Fairfield High School ranks 20th of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
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 Bristol.
- Who is the executive principal of Fairfield High School?
- The executive principal of Fairfield High School is Ms Edel Cronin, 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 1,057 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Fairfield High School full?
- Fairfield High School has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 1,057 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. 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 EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fairfield High School have?
- The schools register lists Fairfield High School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fairfield High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 48.9 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 9th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 12.3% 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.