Fairfield High School for Girls
Ofsted: Good
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Manchester, M43 6AB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Droylsden Academy
Manor Road, Manchester, M43 6QD
Local ranking6th of 16 secondary schools in Tameside
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
930
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 15 September 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 193
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 936
- Boys
- 486 (52%)
- Girls
- 440 (48%)
- Capacity
- 930 (100% full)
- SEND
- 26.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.5%
- EAL
- 15.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.5%
- SEN Support
- 20.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,846/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 71.9%
- Black African: 5.3%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.4%
- Asian Chinese: 3.4%
- Other: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
71.9%
White British
5.3%
Black African
3.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Manor Road
Manchester, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 135864
- UKPRN
- 10027532
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- TAME RIVER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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