Redland Green SchoolFairfield High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Redland Green School and Fairfield High School are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Redland Green School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Fairfield High School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Redland Green School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Redland Green School was judged Good and Fairfield High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.0 for Redland Green School and 48.9 for Fairfield High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Redland Green School (60.8 in 2021-22, 59.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fairfield High School (54.7 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Redland Green School versus Fairfield High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolRedland Green SchoolBristolFairfield High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking2nd of 23 in Bristol Stronger figure10th of 23 in Bristol
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,652 1,057
Capacity1,485 1,080
LocationBristol, BS6 7EH Bristol, BS7 9NL
GCSE results
Attainment 859.0 Stronger figure48.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths68.7% Stronger figure46.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths85.0% Stronger figure69.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc73.4% Stronger figure36.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.71 Stronger figure4.27 4.09
Cohort233 212
A-level results
A-level entries254 Not reported
A-level average points38.9 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points39.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects28.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,676 1,082
Free school meals (ever 6)8.6% 30.9%
English as an additional language10.2% 19.7%
SEN support11.3% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% Stronger figure12.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.4% Stronger figure39.0% 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.

Redland Green School

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