Lady Hawkins' SchoolFairfield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lady Hawkins' School and Fairfield High School are secondary schools.
Lady Hawkins' School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fairfield High School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Fairfield High School is ahead on our composite score.
Lady Hawkins' School was judged the expected standard and Fairfield High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.3 for Lady Hawkins' School and 50.3 for Fairfield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Lady Hawkins' School (41.0 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fairfield High School (53.9 in 2021-22, 50.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KingtonLady Hawkins' School | HerefordFairfield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | B75/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 15 in Herefordshire | 2nd of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 253 | 612 | |
| Capacity | 510 | 600 | |
| Location | Kington, HR5 3AR | Hereford, HR2 0SG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.3 | 50.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.0% | 51.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.6% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.4% | 37.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 51 | 125 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 253 | 612 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.8% | 17.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.3% | 3.8% | |
| SEN support | 20.2% | 25.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 19.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lady Hawkins' School
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