Fairfield High School for Girls

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Fairfield High School for Girls
Address
Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield Avenue

Droylsden
,
Manchester
,
M43 6AB

England
Coordinates 53°28′32″N2°09′07″W / 53.4755°N 2.1519°W / 53.4755; -2.1519
Information
Type Academy
MottoVicit agnus noster, eum sequamur
Established1796;228 years ago (1796)
FounderMary Tyrrell
Department for Education URN 136593 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherFee Lealman
GenderGirls
Age11to 16
Enrolment952 pupils
Colour(s)   Green, Blue
Website https://www.fairfieldhighschool.co.uk

Fairfield High School for Girls, is an all-girls' secondary academy in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, England.

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Admissions

There are around 950 girls and over 50 teachers.

According to the school's website the ethos is strong and traditional, and the website also claims a commitment to academic success for its girls, including high standards of behaviour and appearance. [1] The current Headmaster is Mrs Stephanie Bateman, [2] following the retirement of Mr Hesketh.

It is situated between the A662 and A635 in Fairfield. The M60 is less than a mile away to the east. Fairfield Avenue is accessed via the A635 to the south.

History

It was established in 1796 by Mary Tyrrell and the Moravian Church, a Protestant organisation which originates in the 15th century, with just 21 girls and 6 teachers. Thus, it has been providing inclusive girls' education for over 200 years.

Grammar school

It was a girls' high school, based at The Square. There were plans in 1965, by the divisional executive (for the Tameside area), for it to become a sixth form college, to come into operation by 1967. The Lancashire Education Committee never approved the plan. It was administered by the Borough of Tameside from April 1974.

Comprehensive

In 1975 the headmistress, Miss Ruth Gleave, resigned and became head of Bradford Girls' Grammar School (which became an independent school at the same time) in Bradford, just before the school became comprehensive in 1979. The school lost its sixth form.

The school was grant-maintained between 1993 and 1999. It then became a foundation school, and then a specialist Science College in September 2004.

Academy

The school converted to an Academy school on 1 April 2011. [3]

Academic performance

The school was ranked second in Tameside in the 2010 school results league table St Thomas More RC College (a mixed school), and 11% above the national average. Tameside GCSE results are more reasonable than many parts of Greater Manchester. The school was graded 1 (outstanding) by Ofsted in its most recent report.

Alumni

The school retains strong links with its alumni through the Old Girls' Association.

The group hold two meetings each year, one in the spring and a second in the autumn. These meetings are open to all ex-pupils and offer an opportunity to meet up with old friends in the school hall, with refreshments, whilst raising money for a charity.

Notable students

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References

  1. ↑ Fairfield High School website, Fairfield High School website. "Fairfield High School website". Fairfield High School website. Fairfield High School. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Fairfield Staff". Fairfield High School for Girls. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Fairfield website: news., Fairfield website: news. "Fairfield website: news". Fairfield High School for Girls website. Fairfield High School for Girls. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fairfield High School Summer Festival". When You Wish Upon A Star. 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Greaney, Johnny (15 March 2016). "Thousands of youngsters take part in Greater Manchester Winter School Games – Pictures". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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