Fairfax Academy Explained

Fairfax Academy
Coordinates:52.5618°N -1.7975°W
Motto:Sinceritas Laboris
Established:1959
Head Label:Principal
Head:Sean Castle[1]
Chair Label:Chair of Directors
Chair:Simon Rowney
Founder:Gordon Philpott
Specialist:Business and Enterprise College
Address:Fairfax Road
City:Sutton Coldfield,
Birmingham
County:West Midlands
Country:England
Postcode:B75 7JT
Local Authority:Birmingham
Ofsted:yes
Urn:136908
Enrolment:1,583
Capacity:1,584
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Houses:
Coventry
Kenilworth
Stratford
Warwick
Colours:Black & Yellow
Free Label 3:MAT Website
Free 3:http://fmat.co.uk

Fairfax Academy (formerly Fairfax School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. The school was established in 1959. The school has a sixth-form.

History

The School opened in 1959; the founding Headmaster was Mr G Philpott. He was followed by Don Field. The School became a grant maintained, under the headship of Mr Richard Metcalfe, it then transitioned to become a foundation school under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The School converted to become an Academy (English school) on 1 July 2011 under the headship of Mrs S Calvert.[1] Calvert had been appointed headteacher in September 2006, and left in December 2011.

Mr A Bird was appointed as headteacher from the start of the Spring Term 2011/12. On 1 November 2014 Fairfax School became part of the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust; Mr Bird became the Executive Head and Deborah Bunn was Headteacher. The school was later renamed Fairfax Academy. Bournville School, Smith's Wood Academy and Erdington Academy are also members of the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust.

School performance

As of 2024, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in May 2024, a two-day inspection with a judgement of Good.[2]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fairfax . Get Information about Schools . Gov.UK . 27 November 2022.
  2. Web site: 17 June 2024 . Inspection of Fairfax . 9 August 2024 . Ofsted.
  3. Web site: Bourke . Fionnuala . 2016-02-09 . Watch The Vamps' Brad Simpson as he goes back to his Sutton Coldfield school for Sport Relief . 2023-07-08 . BirminghamLive . en.