"This is an outstanding school. At its last inspection, it was outstanding in all main categories. Since then it has significantly improved not just in respect of the areas for development identified in that inspection but also in terms of major developments to its educational provision for pupils and in the response that these have generated."
Ofsted, June 09
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Contact Us
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Fairfield High School
Peterchurch
Herefordshire
HR2 0SGPhone: 01 981 550 231
Click here for a map of the area and driving instructions
and here for a beautiful, hand-drawn one
For an online calendar of important Fairfield dates, please click here.
Welcome
We are proud to show you our outstanding school in the depths of rural Herefordshire, complete with pupils, adults and animals.
Octavius and Tybalt greet youOne of the very smallest schools in Britain and one of the very best if Ofsted, exam results and league tables, parents and pupils are anything to go by. Small schools can provide a completely rounded experience and a full range of opportunities - social, creative, sporting, as well as superb exam results. It requires dedication, vision, commitment and energy and a mutual respect and purpose among everyone who works and studies at the school.
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Spot The Ball
Click here to see some of Stan Platford's pictures of one of our football teams in action
Spot The Difference
2004
2009
For more pictures of the school and the Golden Valley on a golden summer day this year, click here
Year 11 Mock Examination Timetable
The timetable for the mock exams is here
If you are of a squeamish disposition...
Here are more of Miss Naylor's fantastic photos. Steel yourself to make your way through the tarantulas and scorpions, marvel at the exotic colours of the birds, swoon at the cuddliness of the rabbits and, well, just enjoy all the rest too.
Fairfield Pupils Abroad
Pupils have been spreading their wings recently to Spain and Italy: watch this space for more details. For now, feast your eyes on the beauty of Sorrento - and the beautiful pupils and teachers who went there.
All these buildings were built by our pupils!
of outdoor animals, pupils following the BTEC Construction course under the tutelage of Mr Dillon and Mr Richards built all of these high-spec, sturdy constructions over the last two years.
For individual, bigger pics, click here
The Internet is without doubt a revolutionary means of communication and source of information. We encourage you to use it widely but we are also very keen to ensure you are aware of the dangers of giving away information about yourself to the stalking online predators who exist to prey on vulnerable and often naive Internet users. To supplement the guidance you get in school from teachers, the website Think U Know? is an excellent source of information and reassurance about online activity. Please visit it and show your parents this page which will explain a lot to them too. Safe surfing.
Fairfield was inspected on June 11th and if you would like to read what was said about us, click here...
Reptiles visit Fairfield
Chris Nock from the Proteus Reptile Trust brought a great selection of reptiles in as part of the 'Care of Exotic Animals' unit of the BTEC Animal Care course. Click here for pictures
Dancers thrill sold-out Courtyard
received a fantastic reception after their performance at the "Fresh" dance evening at The Courtyard . They spent a sunny day working with staff and other dancers (including some great little ones from St Joseph's Primary, Ross-on-Wye) and performed in the evening to a packed auditorium. They were chosen to tour their piece in the Youth Dance Tour at the beginning of July and were a huge success - in spite of people missing through illness.
The orchestra, jazz band and smaller ensembles toured the Rhineland area of Germany during the last week of term. They stayed in the impressive Burg Stahleck and performed in Linz, Bad Ems and finally in Bonn as part of the Summer Festival.
Music to their ears
Click here for pics of the tour
The 2009 Cyprus Basketball and Netball Tour
The Baby Dragons have grown and some powerful ants have arrived!
The English department has had three prestigious visitors in recent weeks
Click here for details and pics
LOOK! UP IN THE SKY!! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO - it's a Summer 2009 COMET. Read it here.
Read an online version of the Spring 2009 issue of the school magazine here. Winter 2008 still available here.
Community Arts
For autumn arts activities, click here
Miss Sheppard is in America
... on the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Programme. Read more and sign up to Miss Sheppard's Blog here. And you can read Ms de Jong's blog here.
Last year's Zaragoza exchange was a HUGE success
And... THIS year's exchange at half-term was equally fenomenal- ¡Qué suerte!
Click here to find out more about last year's exchange with Zaragoza and here for a wonderful YouTube video made by Ariadna. Some photos of the UK part of the exchange can be found here. Photos and accounts from this October are on their way.
The History Department in Ypres and Paris
Click here for some evocative photos of the trip
Deadly piranhas devour entire school population in seven seconds!!
Read more of this story
... and dancing dragons challenge piranhas!!
Watch here
Matthew Engel writes:-
The alpacas always seem to have this strange expression. It might be mild befuddlement - after all, it's a long way from the High Andes to Herefordshire. But sometimes it looks like alarm, as though all along they have known something we didn't.
Read more of this storyHay Festival
Hay Festival provided an opportunity for people concerned about the survival of rural schools to hear the issues discussed; attendance was high, as was the strength of feeling from supporters of the school.
Watch a 30-second video from the Rural Schools debate.
Kick Off
Have a look at some rehearsal photos from our whole school production
Small is beautiful:
The tiny rural school teaching big cities a lesson-The Independent, 17 July 2008
Read the article here
Our special guest on Speech Night 2008 was British Paralympic Rugby player, Josie Pearson.
Speech Night this year will take place on the 12th November - by invitation only, due to constraints of space.
Fascinated by the local weather? Read the local forecast here.
Feels like home...
Hmm, lots of delicious sugar all over the ground...
