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

Hill West Art Week puts pupils’ talents in the picture

Hill West Art Week is seeing talented pupils brush up on their artistic skills this summer, with budding artists able to view...

Erdington Academy Black History Month Expo draws hundreds

Erdington Academy Black History Month: Students, staff and hundreds of members of the local community packed into an Erdington school to enjoy...

NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON TALENTED KYNAN

Plantsbrook School's Kynan Walker - a budding violin virtuoso - is set to take centre stage after being named leader of the...

Hill West Art Week puts pupils’ talents in the picture

Hill West Art Week is seeing talented pupils brush up on their artistic skills this summer, with budding artists able to view...

Star visits Stockland Green – rapper takes the stage at her old school

It's not often that an international rap star visits Stockland Green - but the former pupil Lady Sanity surprised students of her...

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Students give classic a twenties twist

Fairfax Academy Shakespeare Festival: Talented young actors gave the Bard’s Macbeth a gangster makeover when they performed the iconic tragedy at Birmingham’s...

FAIRFAX ACADEMY EISTEDDFOD 2021 – IT’S BACK TO THE 80s!

Fairfax Academy Eisteddfod 2021 - super-talented students impressed the judges so much at the annual Eisteddfod that they declared the much-loved arts...

JOHN WILLMOTT MUSICAL PRODIGY ALFIE BECOMES A LOCKDOWN YOUTUBE STAR

A 13-year-old John Willmott musical prodigy from Erdington who stunned commuters at Birmingham’s Grand Central with his piano skills has become a...

community

Vesey shares moving virtual service for Remembrance Day

A Bishop Vesey Remembrance Service saw students, staff, parents, alumni and partners of the school take part in a moving virtual event...

PLANTSBROOK SCHOOL CAREERS FAIR IS THE BUSINESS

PUPILS at Plantsbrook School had a taste of the world of work after businesses signed up for a special careers fair in...

Financial advisors give tips to Arthur Terry students

Year 12 students at The Arthur Terry School were given some priceless financial advice by leading financial Advisers from Four Oaks Financial...

Hill West fun runs gets a reboot as families give their personal best for school

The Hill West fun runs are set to take place ‘virtually’ this year thanks to the team spirit and staying power of...

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...