Fairfax

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Fairfax Road
 Sutton Coldfield
 West Midlands B75 7JT
Telephone: 0121 378 1288

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Fairfax School
Trust: Fairfax Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Fairfax

Staff and Pupils

Head of Academy: Mr Sean Castle (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Deborah Bunn
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 83.04 / 14.04
Non-teaching Staff*: 46.09
Number of pupils: 1565
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.8
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.10% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 7.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 30.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 47.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Birmingham
Constituency: Sutton Coldfield
Electoral Ward: Sutton Reddicap
School Number: 3305410

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st May 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Royal Sutton School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Hollyfield Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  3. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. New Hall Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Whitehouse Common Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Town Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Trinity Specialist College (1.4km) show on map
  8. Plantsbrook School (1.4km) show on map
  9. Holland House Infant School and Nursery (1.7km) show on map
  10. Maney Hill Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  11. Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.8km) show on map
  12. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (1.8km) show on map
  13. The Deanery Church of England Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (2.3km) show on map
  16. The Shrubbery School Ltd (2.6km) show on map
  17. Coppice Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  18. Langley School (2.8km) show on map
  19. Moor Hall Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  20. Walmley Junior School (2.9km) show on map
  21. Walmley Infant School (2.9km) show on map
  22. St Nicholas Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  23. Penns Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  24. Wylde Green Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  25. Boldmere Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  26. Boldmere Infant School and Nursery (3.5km) show on map
  27. Mere Green Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  28. Little Sutton Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  29. Yenton Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  30. St Edmund Campion Catholic School (4.0km) show on map
  31. The Arthur Terry School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Minworth Junior and Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  33. St Gerard's RC Junior and Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  34. New Oscott Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  35. Paget Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  36. Highclare School (4.4km) show on map
  37. Abbey Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  38. Pegasus Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  39. Gunter Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  40. Topcliffe Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  41. Ebn Academy 2 (4.6km) show on map
  42. Osborne Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  43. Osborne Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  44. Castle Vale Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  45. Greenwood Academy (4.8km) show on map
  46. Court Farm Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  47. Hill West Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  48. New Horizon Academy (4.9km) show on map
  49. Twickenham Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  50. Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  51. Imedia School (5.1km) show on map
  52. Chivenor Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  53. St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  54. Oasis Academy Short Heath (5.2km) show on map
  55. The Bridge School (5.2km) show on map
  56. Sutton Park Primary (5.2km) show on map
  57. Oscott Academy (5.3km) show on map
  58. Featherstone Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  59. Curdworth Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  60. Four Oaks Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  61. Birches Green Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  62. Kings Rise Academy (5.4km) show on map
  63. St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School (5.5km) show on map
  64. Oscott Manor School (5.6km) show on map
  65. Story Wood School (5.6km) show on map
  66. Featherstone Nursery School (5.6km) show on map
  67. Queensbury School (5.7km) show on map
  68. Warren Farm Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  69. Wilson Stuart School (5.8km) show on map
  70. The Hive College (5.8km) show on map
  71. The Streetly Academy (5.8km) show on map
  72. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  73. Erdington Academy (5.9km) show on map
  74. Kingsthorne Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  75. Stockland Green School (6.0km) show on map
  76. Park Hall Academy (6.0km) show on map
  77. The Pines Special School (6.1km) show on map
  78. Tame Valley Academy (6.1km) show on map
  79. Hawthorn Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  80. Manor Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  81. Kingsland Primary School (NC) (6.1km) show on map
  82. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (6.1km) show on map
  83. Ss Mary & John Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  84. Lindens Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  85. Erdington Hall Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  86. E-ACT North Birmingham Academy (6.3km) show on map
  87. Castlewood School (6.3km) show on map
  88. Firs Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  89. Marsh Hill Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  90. Water Orton Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  91. St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School (6.4km) show on map
  92. St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England A... (6.4km) show on map
  93. Marsh Hill Nursery School (6.4km) show on map
  94. Maryvale Catholic Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  95. Little Aston Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  96. Goodway Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  97. Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  98. Sundridge Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  99. Slade Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  100. Hodge Hill Girls' School (6.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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