Fairfield High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Peterchurch
 Hereford
 Herefordshire HR2 0SG
Telephone: 01981 550231

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
History: This school arose from Fairfield High School
Trust: Fairfield High School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Paul Jennings (since September 2023 – came from Lady Hawkins' School)
Previous Headteacher: Sue Gaston
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 37.23 / 11.55
Non-teaching Staff*: 22.06
Number of pupils: 612
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.4
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 18.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 25.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Herefordshire
Electoral Ward: Golden Valley North
School Number: 8844032

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Peterchurch Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Michaelchurch Escley Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  3. Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  4. Madley Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  5. Kingstone High School (7.7km) show on map
  6. Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  7. Longtown Community Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  8. Clifford Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  9. Ewyas Harold Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  10. Clehonger CofE Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  11. Eardisley CofE Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  12. St Mary's CofE Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  13. Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy (12.7km) show on map
  14. Almeley Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  15. Burghill Community Academy (14.2km) show on map
  16. Weobley Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  17. Weobley High School (14.5km) show on map
  18. Whitecross Hereford (14.8km) show on map
  19. Trinity Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  20. G.E.M Hereford (15.0km) show on map
  21. The Steiner Academy Hereford (15.2km) show on map
  22. The Hereford Church of England Academy (15.6km) show on map
  23. Blackmarston School (15.7km) show on map
  24. Marlbrook Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  25. The Brookfield School (15.8km) show on map
  26. Riverside Primary School (15.9km) show on map
  27. Our Lady's RC Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  28. Lord Scudamore Primary Academy (16.2km) show on map
  29. Canon Pyon CofE Academy (16.2km) show on map
  30. St Martin's Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  31. Holmer CofE Academy (16.3km) show on map
  32. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School (16.6km) show on map
  33. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service (16.7km) show on map
  34. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy (16.7km) show on map
  35. St James' Church of England Primary School (16.9km) show on map
  36. Much Birch CofE Primary School (17.1km) show on map
  37. Barrs Court School (17.2km) show on map
  38. St Francis Xavier's Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  39. Royal National College for the Blind (17.5km) show on map
  40. Hereford Sixth Form College (17.8km) show on map
  41. Hereford College of Arts (17.8km) show on map
  42. Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College (17.9km) show on map
  43. St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn (18.0km) show on map
  44. Broadlands Primary School (18.0km) show on map
  45. Aylestone School (18.0km) show on map
  46. Wellington Primary School and Nursery (18.1km) show on map
  47. The Beacon College (18.2km) show on map
  48. Hampton Dene Primary School (18.5km) show on map
  49. The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School (18.8km) show on map
  50. St Paul's CofE Primary School (18.8km) show on map
  51. Pathway Schools Limited (18.9km) show on map
  52. Kington Primary School (19.1km) show on map
  53. Lady Hawkins' School (19.2km) show on map
  54. Garway Primary School (19.3km) show on map
  55. Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School (19.6km) show on map
  56. St Weonard's Academy (20.4km) show on map
  57. Pembridge CofE Primary School (20.4km) show on map
  58. Sutton Primary Academy (20.4km) show on map
  59. St Mary's RC High School (20.5km) show on map
  60. Marden Primary Academy (20.6km) show on map
  61. Lugwardine Primary Academy (21.6km) show on map
  62. St Michael's CofE Primary School (22.5km) show on map
  63. Mordiford CofE Primary School (22.6km) show on map
  64. Withington Primary School (22.6km) show on map
  65. Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School (22.7km) show on map
  66. St Mary's CofE Primary School (23.7km) show on map
  67. King's Caple Primary Academy (23.7km) show on map
  68. Shobdon Primary School (24.4km) show on map
  69. Leominster Primary School (25.0km) show on map
  70. Earl Mortimer College (25.3km) show on map
  71. Kingsland CofE School (25.4km) show on map
  72. Westfield School (25.4km) show on map
  73. Cambian Hereford School (25.5km) show on map
  74. Stoke Prior Primary School (25.8km) show on map
  75. Llangrove CE Academy (25.9km) show on map
  76. Burley Gate CofE Primary School (26.6km) show on map
  77. Bridstow CofE Primary School (27.0km) show on map
  78. Lucton School (28.2km) show on map
  79. Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School (28.6km) show on map
  80. Luston Primary School (28.7km) show on map
  81. John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre ... (28.8km) show on map
  82. Ashfield Park Primary School (28.9km) show on map
  83. St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery (29.1km) show on map
  84. Whitchurch CofE Primary School (29.2km) show on map
  85. Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School (29.3km) show on map
  86. Pencombe CofE Primary School (29.4km) show on map
  87. Goodrich CofE Primary School (29.6km) show on map
  88. Walford Nursery & Primary School (30.0km) show on map
  89. Ashperton Primary Academy (30.3km) show on map
  90. Much Marcle CofE Primary School (31.6km) show on map
  91. Wigmore School (31.6km) show on map
  92. Wigmore Primary School (31.7km) show on map
  93. Bredenbury Primary School (32.1km) show on map
  94. Queenswood School (32.3km) show on map
  95. Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School (32.3km) show on map
  96. English Bicknor Church of England Primary School (32.5km) show on map
  97. Wyelands Creek Outdoor Learning Centre (32.6km) show on map
  98. Orleton CofE Primary School (33.1km) show on map
  99. Redbrook Church of England Primary School (34.0km) show on map
  100. Queen Elizabeth High School (34.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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