Weobley High SchoolFairfield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hereford.
Summary of the comparison
Weobley High School and Fairfield High School are secondary schools in Hereford.
Weobley High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fairfield High School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Fairfield High School is ahead on our composite score.
Weobley High School was judged Good and Fairfield High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.8 for Weobley High School and 50.3 for Fairfield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Weobley High School (48.7 in 2021-22, 47.8 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 | HerefordWeobley High School | HerefordFairfield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | B75/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 15 in Herefordshire | 2nd of 15 in Herefordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 529 | 612 | |
| Capacity | 500 | 600 | |
| Location | Hereford, HR4 8ST | Hereford, HR2 0SG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 50.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.1% | 51.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.7% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.0% Stronger figure | 37.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 102 | 125 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 529 | 612 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.4% | 17.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 3.8% | |
| SEN support | 30.1% | 25.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.0% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.1% | 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.
Weobley High School
Fairfield High School
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