Fairfax is a secondary school located in Sutton Coldfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/02/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Website: http://www.fairfax.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01213781288
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Bunn
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136908

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1576
Number of Boys: 791
Number of Girls: 785

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.17 to 0.16
Of the 239 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 234 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.58
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollyfield Primary School
Hollyfield Road , B75 7SG 		3out of 4 264 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Laburnum Drive , Walmley B76 2SP 		3out of 4 728 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
New Hall Primary School
Langley Hall Drive , B75 7NQ 		3out of 4 1,304 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whitehouse Common Primary School
Cotysmore Road , B75 6BL 		3out of 4 1,505 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Town Junior School
Ebrook Road , B72 1NX 		2out of 4 1,539 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfax
Fairfax Road , B75 7JT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
John Willmott School
Reddicap Heath Road , B75 7DY 		2out of 4 194 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road , B72 1RB 		3out of 4 1,576 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road , B76 1QT 		3out of 4 1,992 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road , B74 2NH 		4out of 4 2,017 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Specialist College
The Lindridge, Lindridge Road , B75 7JB 		- not rated 1,447 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Shrubbery School Ltd
Walmley Ash Road , B76 1HY 		- not rated 2,774 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Langley School
Trinity Road , B75 6TJ 		3out of 4 3,105 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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