Fairfax football team present signed shirt to hospital after kit sponsorship

Fairfax football kit sponsorship: Triumphant Fairfax Academy soccer stars have thanked a Sutton Coldfield hospital for sponsoring the kit that kicked off their...

Handsworth Grammar Junior Baccalaureate scheme helps students embrace school life

Handsworth Grammar Junior Baccalaureate: A groundbreaking new awards scheme has young students enthusiastically embracing life at a renowned inner city grammar school...

Girls at Erdington Academy step up to the crease with new cricket club

Erdington Academy girls’ cricket: As the legends of women’s cricket limber up for the World Cup, girls at Erdington Academy are taking to...

Donated prom dresses bring joy to Erdington Academy students

Erdington Academy Prom Pop-Up: Erdington Academy hosted a pop‑up boutique to dress 60 students for prom – completely free of charge – in...

English teacher ‘proud as punch’ as students win FMAT writing competition

FMAT writing competition: Students across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust have been recognised for their creativity and flair after impressing judges in FMAT’s Fabulous Fiction...

From first aid to finance: How PSHE at Fairfax is preparing students for life beyond school

Fairfax first aid workshop: Students at Fairfax Academy learned life‑saving skills during a visit from Young Responders at St John Ambulance.

arts

DON’T STOP US NOW! PUPILS GO GA-GA FOR QUEEN ROCK MUSICAL

Plantsbrook staged a musical filled with the music of Queen, and audiences went Ga-Ga for the ambitious show. More...

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025 embraces the carnival spirit

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025: Roll up, roll up! Fairfax Academy’s annual Eisteddfod brought a splash of festive magic to the school, as...

TALENTED SHRUBBERY PUPIL GEORGINA WINS TV BADGE OF HONOUR

Talented Shrubbery pupil Georgina Brown, who developed an eagle eye for bird watching during lockdown, has used her artistic skills to win...

Erdington Academy drama students travel to Athens for a week of cultural discovery

Erdington Academy  drama students jetted off to Athens, ready to immerse themselves in a rich programme designed to deepen their understanding of...

FAIRFAX EISTEDDFOD 2019 – STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE BEST OF BRITISH

In the Fairfax Eisteddfod 2019 students at the Sutton Coldfield school celebrated all things British in a colourful and patriotic two-night festival...

Collages decorate school to mark Black History Month

A John Willmott Black History project saw students at the Sutton school create powerful images of inspirational black figures - and learn...

Fairfax performers shine at FMAT showcase

Young performers from Fairfax Academy joined students from the other schools in the respected Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust at Birmingham University for a...

Mere Green Primary Pirates weigh anchor to inspire young readers

Mere Green Primary Pirates: Shiver me timbers - it was fun ahoy for pupils at Mere Green Primary School, who enjoyed a...

community

Fairfax Academy behavioural Hub to be built thanks to grant from historic community trust

Fairfax Academy behavioural Hub: A major grant means Fairfax Academy is to build a new ‘intervention hub’ - which in time will also...

Erdington Academy holds Iftar event for 150 guests

Erdington Academy holds Iftar event: More than 150 students, staff and local people came together at Erdington Academy to break their fast...

Innovative ATLP Partner Programme allows businesses to improve opportunities for thousands of students

Innovative ATLP Partner Programme - Business leaders attended the launch of an ambitious new scheme at the highly-respected Arthur Terry Learning Partnership...

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025 embraces the carnival spirit

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2025: Roll up, roll up! Fairfax Academy’s annual Eisteddfod brought a splash of festive magic to the school, as...

Sport

Fairfax football team present signed shirt to hospital after kit sponsorship

Fairfax football kit sponsorship: Triumphant Fairfax Academy soccer stars have thanked a Sutton Coldfield hospital for sponsoring the kit that kicked off their...

Girls at Erdington Academy step up to the crease with new cricket club

Erdington Academy girls’ cricket: As the legends of women’s cricket limber up for the World Cup, girls at Erdington Academy are taking to...

FMAT STEM students go behind the scenes at Donington Park motorsport visit

FMAT Donington Park visit: Students from across the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust enjoyed a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at a major...

ofsted/results

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust gets national recognition for its commitment to wellbeing

Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust (FMAT) has been shortlisted for Wellbeing Trust of the Year at the MAT Excellence Awards 2026, a national celebration...

Fairfax Academy ranked number one state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands

Fairfax Academy has been named the top-performing, state-funded sixth form in the West Midlands, after new Department for Education data confirmed the...

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form achieves best-ever results

Fairfax Academy Sixth Form: A Sutton Coldfield school is celebrating a significant milestone in academic achievement – after its Sixth Form students...

sixth form

Fairfax’s Oliver wins Best Individual Speaker at Sutton Schools Debates

Fairfax Best Individual Speaker award: A talent for debate, developed through Fairfax Academy’s Debating Club, paid off for sixth former Oliver Murdoch,...

Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School triumphs at Sutton Schools Debates 2026

Sutton Schools Debates 2026: Two gifted young debaters from Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School won the coveted trophy at this year’s Sutton Schools...

Academy Trust hosts uplifting conference focused on helping every student thrive

Hundreds of colleagues from across Fairfax Multi‑Academy Trust’s four schools came together at Villa Park for an inspirational day of learning, collaboration...

King Edward VI Handsworth for boys ‘the best performing grammar school’ for A-level progress in Birmingham and Walsall

An inner-city school has been declared the best performing grammar school in Birmingham and Walsall for A Level progress.

VIdeo

ARTHUR TERRY CAREERS FAIR DECLARED INSPIRATION BY BARONESS

ARTHUR TERRY CAREERS FAIR - Former Education Secretary Baroness Nicky Morgan declared a record-breaking school careers fair ‘truly inspirational’.

Hill West bee girls Isla and Emilie create a buzz with smoothie stall

Two enterprising Hill West bee girls created a buzz when they set up a stand selling refreshing smoothies to raise cash for...

SIGNING SHRUBBERY SCHOOL PUPILS LET THEIR HANDS DO THE TALKING

Signing Shrubbery School pupils have been taught a handy new skill – by learning sign language. Pupils at the...

THE ORIGINAL SHRUBBERY SCHOOL HEADTEACHER TRIBUTE UNVEILED BY MP

The original Shrubbery School headteacher who founded the independent school has been remembered with a newly-refurbished building...