Fairfield High School

State-Funded School

fairfield-high-school-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North EastConstituency

BS7 9NLPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fairfield High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,057 pupils. Fairfield High School is part of Excalibur Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.27

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

13%

Black

19%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,057

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,057
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Excalibur Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 February 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.