79%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
58%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
61%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
948.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
991
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTameside
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Fairfield High School for Girls · Secondary · Tameside
Part ofSTAMFORD PARK TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
79%
-1pp
83%81%78%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
58%
-7pp
66%62%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
Attainment 8
52.7
-2.6
56.854.852.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.7
EBacc entry
61%
-5pp
66%55%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
EBacc APS
948.3
-11.5
977.8925.9874.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 948.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
991
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB
Local authority
Tameside
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79% | 58% | 52.7 | Not applicable | 61% | 948.3 | 61% | 991 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 65% | 55.3 | +0.55 | 66% | 959.8 | 67% | 988 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 64% | 56.7 | +0.66 | 64% | 974.3 | 65% | 983 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 66% | 56.8 | +0.59 | 56% | 977.8 | 57% | 974 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 58% | 53.2 | +0.41 | 43% | 874.0 | 44% | 965 |
| 2017/18 | 78% | 56% | 54.3 | +0.54 | 55% | 913.9 | 55% | 972 |
| 2016/17 | 86% | 59% | 54.9 | +0.53 | 52% | — | 53% | 971 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 991 | 20.3 | 11% | 24% | 36% | 9% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 988 | 24.9 | 9% | 23% | 32% | 9% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 983 | 16.1 | 9% | 21% | 28% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 974 | 15.8 | 10% | 18% | 27% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 981 | 16.2 | 9% | 16% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 965 | 15.5 | 9% | 14% | 24% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 972 | 15.5 | 9% | 14% | 25% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 971 | 15.2 | 9% | 14% | 23% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.