Fairfield High School, Bristol
Fairfield High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Bristol, part of Excalibur Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 23rd-highest of the 44 schools in Bristol with published results, and 1,415th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bristol, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Fairfield High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Fairfield High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.
51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.
That is down from 48.9 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.25: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.3, against 52.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Social Studies and Combined Science.
Getting a place at Fairfield High School
For September 2026 entry, 148 families put Fairfield High School as their first choice and 491 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fairfield High School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Fairfield High School are Trinity Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); E-ACT Montpelier High School (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 57.6); The City Academy Bristol (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and North Bristol Post 16 Centre (1.3 miles).
Fairfield High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Trinity AcademyE-ACT Montpelier High SchoolThe City Academy BristolNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre
The trust
Fairfield High School is one of 20 schools run by Excalibur Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.8 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.
Who goes there
34.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Fairfield High School has a resourced provision for visual impairment and hearing impairment: 4 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ashley Down Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmcroft Crescent (n-bound), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 744 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fairfield High School issued 339 suspensions, 31.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Fairfield High School are St Werburgh's Primary School (0.3 miles), Sefton Park Junior School (0.4 miles), Sefton Park Infant School (0.4 miles) and Glenfrome Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Werburgh's Primary SchoolSefton Park Junior SchoolSefton Park Infant SchoolGlenfrome Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
34.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision, Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.02 to 0.25 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 45.5 to 47.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 42% to 51% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 47.3 | 50.7% |
| Disadvantaged(75) | - | 38.3 | 33.3% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(136) | - | 52.3 | 60.3% |
| Boys(121) | - | 45.6 | 49.6% |
| Girls(90) | - | 49.7 | 52.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(49) | - | 40.7 | 32.7% |
| Non mobile(205) | - | 48.0 | 52.2% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 6 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 212 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
339
Suspensions
31.33%
Suspension rate
144 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,082 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Fairfield High School
Term dates
Fairfield High School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bristol, City of's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairfield High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairfield High School is in Bristol, City of; for families living there:
- Bristol, City of's school travel policy: Home to school travel policy
- How to apply: Apply online for home school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 30
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 25 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Fairfield High School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
1,084 pupils
1,080 places
4 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol
Across Bristol, City of council
Places available
4,580
Applications
4,426
Got 1st preference
84.0%
Got preferred school
96.7%
All secondary applications across Bristol, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
142
SEN Support
53
EHC Plans
18.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Fairfield High School has a resourced provision for visual impairment and hearing impairment: 4 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,057
Total Pupils
580
Boys
477
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
64
Teachers
16.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,351
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,190
Per pupil
£8276k
Total funding
£344k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
12.3%
Overall absence
39.0%
Persistent absence
1,109
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Fairfield High School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Fairfield High School
What are GCSE results like at Fairfield High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Fairfield High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 47.3. 51% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Fairfield High School's Ofsted rating?
Fairfield High School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Fairfield High School?
No fixed boundary. When Fairfield High School is oversubscribed, Bristol, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Fairfield High School?
Classes at Fairfield High School average 24.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School has around 1057 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Fairfield High School have specialist SEN provision?
Fairfield High School has a resourced provision for visual impairment and hearing impairment: 4 places, 4 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Fairfield High School?
12.3% of sessions were missed at Fairfield High School in 2024/25. 39% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fairfield High School?
Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Fairfield High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Fairfield High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 25 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School is at Allfoxton Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)