Fairfax Academy
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.
| Fairfax Academy | |
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| Address | |
Fairfax Road Sutton Coldfield, , Birmingham West Midlands , B75 7JT England | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
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 a member 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
- Tobias Churton, scholar of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism and other esoteric movements
- Myles Edwards, rugby union player
- Nigel Pulsford, musician, and original guitarist with Bush)
- Bradley Simpson, lead singer of The Vamps.[3]
References
- "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.