Fairfield High School

State-Funded School

fairfield-high-school-herefordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR2 0SGPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 607 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.4

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

607

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 607
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
23 Oct 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.