Fairfax Sinceritas Laboris

Admissions to Fairfax

Please click on the link below to see our Admission Arrangements

In-Year Admissions

If you are looking to transfer your child to Fairfax Academy, please click on the application form above.

Once completed you can return this to us by:

Post
Hand-Delivered to Main Reception
By email (post@fairfax.fmat.co.uk)

This would need to be returned to Fairfax Academy with proof of address, either:

Passport
Birth Certificate
Utility Bill (less than 6 months old)

New Year 7 - September Intake

(OPEN EVENING: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 – TBC)

How to apply for Year 7 in September 2026:

When open, an application must be made online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

or by using a Local Authority Preference Form. The Appeals Code is included in the download.

If you have a child in Year 6 who wishes to come to Fairfax under the sibling rule and a child in the current Year 11, an application to Sixth Form must be made by the Year 11 student by 14^th February 2025.

Charging and Remissions

The policy for charging and remissions is a Trust-wide policy and can be accessed by clicking here: Trust Policies and Procedures – FMAT

Further information for new admissions can be found via the links below

Admission via Aptitude Test

APPLYING FOR A SPECIALIST PERFORMING ARTS PLACE AT FAIRFAX FOR NEW YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 INTAKE

(Applications for September 2025 are now closed)

Fairfax Academy has a strong tradition in promoting the Performing Arts through its Annual Eisteddfod Festival. Students can opt to sit an aptitude assessment for admission to Fairfax Academy. The assessment will test aptitude in The Performing Arts: Dance, Drama or Music.

1. You must complete your application by Friday, 26 September 2025. Please note the academy cannot accept late entries. The form will close at 3.00pm on this date.

2. Workshops for Performing Arts Specialist places will take place on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.

All Specialist Performing Arts applicants must attend the workshop in order to be considered for a specialist place.

3. Fairfax has 26 Performing Arts Specialist aptitude places available. Offers will be made in descending order by aptitude test scores to those applicants who achieve a minimum of 20 points in one of the tests.

4. Please be advised that you must include Fairfax on your local authority preference form if you wish to be considered for a place.

The aptitude application form will be available on this page in September 2025

Sixth Form Admissions

For Sixth Form admissions, please visit our dedicated webpage:

https://fairfaxacademy.wpengine.com/academy-life/sixth-form/

Fairfax Sinceritas Laboris

Admissions to Fairfax

Please click on the link below to see our Admission Arrangements

In-Year Admissions

If you are looking to transfer your child to Fairfax Academy, please click on the application form above.

Once completed you can return this to us by:

Post

Hand-Delivered to Main Reception

By email (post@fairfax.fmat.co.uk)

This would need to be returned to Fairfax Academy with proof of address, either:

Passport

Birth Certificate

Utility Bill (less than 6 months old)

New Year 7 - September Intake

(OPEN EVENING: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 – TBC)

How to apply for Year 7 in September 2026:

When open, an application must be made online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

or by using a Local Authority Preference Form. The Appeals Code is included in the download.

If you have a child in Year 6 who wishes to come to Fairfax under the sibling rule and a child in the current Year 11, an application to Sixth Form must be made by the Year 11 student by 14^th February 2025.

Charging and Remissions

The policy for charging and remissions is a Trust-wide policy and can be accessed by clicking here: Trust Policies and Procedures – FMAT

Further information for new admissions can be found via the links below

Admission via Aptitude Test

APPLYING FOR A SPECIALIST PERFORMING ARTS PLACE AT FAIRFAX FOR NEW YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 INTAKE

(Applications for September 2025 are now closed)

Fairfax Academy has a strong tradition in promoting the Performing Arts through its Annual Eisteddfod Festival. Students can opt to sit an aptitude assessment for admission to Fairfax Academy. The assessment will test aptitude in The Performing Arts: Dance, Drama or Music.

1. You must complete your application by Friday, 26 September 2025. Please note the academy cannot accept late entries. The form will close at 3.00pm on this date.

2. Workshops for Performing Arts Specialist places will take place on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.

All Specialist Performing Arts applicants must attend the workshop in order to be considered for a specialist place.

3. Fairfax has 26 Performing Arts Specialist aptitude places available. Offers will be made in descending order by aptitude test scores to those applicants who achieve a minimum of 20 points in one of the tests.

4. Please be advised that you must include Fairfax on your local authority preference form if you wish to be considered for a place.

The aptitude application form will be available on this page in September 2025

Sixth Form Admissions

For Sixth Form admissions, please visit our dedicated webpage:

https://fairfaxacademy.wpengine.com/academy-life/sixth-form/

Useful pages

External links

Legal

Fairfax Sinceritas Laboris

Admissions to Fairfax

Please click on the link below to see our Admission Arrangements

In-Year Admissions

If you are looking to transfer your child to Fairfax Academy, please click on the application form above.

Once completed you can return this to us by:

Post

Hand-Delivered to Main Reception

By email (post@fairfax.fmat.co.uk)

This would need to be returned to Fairfax Academy with proof of address, either:

Passport

Birth Certificate

Utility Bill (less than 6 months old)

New Year 7 - September Intake

(OPEN EVENING: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 – TBC)

How to apply for Year 7 in September 2026:

When open, an application must be made online at www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

or by using a Local Authority Preference Form. The Appeals Code is included in the download.

If you have a child in Year 6 who wishes to come to Fairfax under the sibling rule and a child in the current Year 11, an application to Sixth Form must be made by the Year 11 student by 14th February 2025.

Charging and Remissions

The policy for charging and remissions is a Trust-wide policy and can be accessed by clicking here: Trust Policies and Procedures – FMAT

Further information for new admissions can be found via the links below

Admission via Aptitude Test

APPLYING FOR A SPECIALIST PERFORMING ARTS PLACE AT FAIRFAX FOR NEW YEAR 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 INTAKE

(Applications for September 2025 are now closed)

Fairfax Academy has a strong tradition in promoting the Performing Arts through its Annual Eisteddfod Festival. Students can opt to sit an aptitude assessment for admission to Fairfax Academy. The assessment will test aptitude in The Performing Arts: Dance, Drama or Music.

1. You must complete your application by Friday, 26 September 2025. Please note the academy cannot accept late entries. The form will close at 3.00pm on this date.

2. Workshops for Performing Arts Specialist places will take place on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.

All Specialist Performing Arts applicants must attend the workshop in order to be considered for a specialist place.

3. Fairfax has 26 Performing Arts Specialist aptitude places available. Offers will be made in descending order by aptitude test scores to those applicants who achieve a minimum of 20 points in one of the tests.

4. Please be advised that you must include Fairfax on your local authority preference form if you wish to be considered for a place.

The aptitude application form will be available on this page in September 2025

Sixth Form Admissions

For Sixth Form admissions, please visit our dedicated webpage:

https://fairfaxacademy.wpengine.com/academy-life/sixth-form/

Useful pages

External links

Legal

If you have a child in Year 6 who wishes to come to Fairfax under the sibling rule and a child in the current Year 11, an application to Sixth Form must be made by the Year 11 student by 14^th February 2025.