| Fairfax Academy | |
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| Address | |
Fairfax Road Sutton Coldfield, , Birmingham West Midlands , B75 7JT England | |
| Coordinates | 52°33′42″N 1°47′51″W / 52.5618°N 1.7975°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Sinceritas Laboris |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founder | Gordon Philpott |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Specialist | Business and Enterprise College |
| Department for Education URN | 136908 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Directors | Simon Rowney |
| Principal | Sean Castle[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational[1] |
| Age | 11 to 19[1] |
| Enrolment | 1,583[1] |
| Capacity | 1,584[1] |
| Houses | Coventry Kenilworth Stratford Warwick |
| Colour(s) | Black & Yellow |
| MAT Website | http://fmat.co.uk |
| Website | fairfax |
Fairfax Academy (formerly Fairfax School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, in north Birmingham. The school was established in 1959. The school has a sixth-form, with a new sixth-form centre which opened in September 2013.
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 2022, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, a short inspection with a judgement of Good.[2]
Notable alumni
- Myles Edwards, rugby union player
- Nigel Pulsford, musician, and original guitarist with Bush)
- Bradley Simpson, lead singer of The Vamps.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fairfax". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ Buckle, David. "Short inspection of Fairfax". Ofsted. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ↑ Bourke, Fionnuala (9 February 2016). "Watch The Vamps' Brad Simpson as he goes back to his Sutton Coldfield school for Sport Relief". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 8 July 2023.