Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield Avenue, Manchester, M43 6AB
986 pupils · 101% of 975 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- STAMFORD PARK TRUST
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 31 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 60.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 196 | 156 | 383 | 196 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 194 | 215 | 448 | 194 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 197 | 196 | 422 | 197 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 216 | 404 | 195 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 198 | 165 | 415 | 198 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 199 | 212 | 487 | 199 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 196 | 228 | 499 | 196 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 194 | 213 | 486 | 194 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Droylsden Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Wright Robinson College 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Laurus Ryecroft 2.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Audenshaw School 2.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Denton Community Academy 2.6 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue 2.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.