Academy converter · Tameside

Fairfield High School for Girls

11–16Ages
986Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
136593URN

Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Tameside median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Tameside

383 applications for 196 places · 14th of 16 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.5of 90

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

2nd of 16 in Tameside

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Tameside median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

383 applications · 196 places offered · 156 named it first

2026 2.0; Tameside median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Tameside median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Tameside median median 2.3
2023 2.1; Tameside median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Tameside median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Tameside median median 2.4
2020 2.6; Tameside median median 2.6
2019 2.5; Tameside median median 2.6
2018 2.6; Tameside median median 2.5
2017 2.8; Tameside median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Tameside median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Tameside median median 2.6
2014 2.5; Tameside median median 2.6

This school
Tameside median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	196	383	2.0	156	0.80
Sep 2025	194	448	2.3	215	1.11
Sep 2024	197	422	2.1	196	0.99
Sep 2023	195	404	2.1	216	1.11
Sep 2022	198	415	2.1	165	0.83
Sep 2021	199	487	2.5	212	1.07
Sep 2020	196	499	2.6	228	1.16
Sep 2019	194	486	2.5	213	1.10
Sep 2018	194	511	2.6	238	1.23
Sep 2017	197	556	2.8	285	1.45
Sep 2016	195	516	2.7	268	1.37
Sep 2015	194	541	2.8	268	1.38
Sep 2014	194	489	2.5	254	1.31

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

194 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.52nd of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths61%2nd of 16 in Tameside

Tameside 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%

Tameside 68% England 66%

This school
Tameside median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	194	52.5	61%	81%	–
2024/25	196	52.7	58%	79%	–
2023/24	191	55.3	65%	80%	+0.55
2022/23	190	56.7	64%	80%	+0.66

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fairfield High School for GirlsThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Droylsden Academy
0.9 km · Tameside

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Wright Robinson College
1.0 km · Manchester

2026

2.5applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Laurus Ryecroft
2.3 km · Tameside

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 51.1Attainment 8
Audenshaw School
2.3 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Denton Community Academy
2.6 km · Tameside

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
2.8 km · Manchester

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
The East Manchester Academy
2.9 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Cedar Mount Academy
3.2 km · Manchester

2026

2.1applications per place 40.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136593 · 357/5402
Trust: Stamford Park Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 975 pupils · 986 on roll
Free school meals: 37.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Fairfield High School for Girls (URN 106275)
Address: Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB
Local authority: Tameside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources