Fairfield High School for Girls
Manchester, M43 6AB · Tameside · secondary school
3rd of 13 secondary schools in Tameside we can score, 16 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.4/10 against 684 of them, against 8.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 58.2 · 80 | 30% | 2.39 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.55 · 86 | 25% | 2.14 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 52.7 · 80 | 10% | 0.80 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 58.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 52.7, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.55 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.2 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in February 2023.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join clubs including Debating, Gardening, Computer Science, Choir, Drama, Book, Chess, and Knitting and Crochet. Sports options cover Football, Netball, Trampolining, Badminton, and MUGA Games. Arts activities include Fairfield Players, Lunchtime Band, School Show Dance Rehearsals, Art, Dance, Craft, Voices, and Podcast Club. Trips have included Cologne, the Houses of Parliament, Chester Zoo, and Manchester University. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 991 pupils in a capacity of 975, meaning it is over capacity by 16. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the 16 places over capacity in daily operations? What specific support is available for pupils aiming to
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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