Fairfield High School for Girls

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

Admissions

There are around 950 girls and over 50 teachers.
The current Headteacher, in post since September 2024, is Fee Lealman., following the retirement of Mrs Bateman
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 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 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.

Academic performance

The school was ranked second in Tameside in the 2010 school results league table St Thomas More RC College, and 11% above the national average. Tameside GCSE results are more reasonable than many parts of Greater Manchester. The school was graded 2 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.