Compare Fairfax and Plantsbrook School

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Comparison of secondary schools: Fairfax (Secondary) in Sutton Coldfield; Plantsbrook School (Secondary) in Sutton Coldfield — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.

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This page compares Fairfax and Plantsbrook School. They are secondary phase and academy converter type located around Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Fairfax), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Fairfax (Jun 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,600, combined total ≈ 3,150, typical FSM 20–25%, range 15–20%–20–25%; spread across trusts such as FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST and BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

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Attribute	Fairfax B75 7JT	Plantsbrook School B72 1RB
Phase / Type	Secondary • Academy converter	Secondary • Academy converter
Location	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B75 7JT	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B72 1RB
Latest Ofsted	2 16 Jun 2024	2 3 Jul 2019
Ofsted report	—	—
Pupils (roll)	≈ 1,600 🔒 Unlock exact pupils	≈ 1,550 🔒 Unlock exact pupils
FSM %	20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM %	15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM %
Capacity	1584	1498
Capacity utilisation	Near capacity 🔒 View exact %	Near capacity 🔒 View exact %
Age range	—	—
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Admissions policy	Non-selective	Non-selective
Trust / Local authority	FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST	BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Website	www.fairfax.bham.sch.uk	plantsbrookschool.co.uk
Telephone	01213781288	01213627310
SEN provision	None reported	None reported
Profile	View profile	View profile

Fairfax

B75 7JT

Phase / Type: Secondary • Academy converter
Location: Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7JT
Ofsted: 2 16 Jun 2024
Pupils: ≈ 1,600 🔒 Exact value
FSM %: 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
Trust / LA: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Website: www.fairfax.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01213781288

Plantsbrook School

B72 1RB

Phase / Type: Secondary • Academy converter
Location: Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B72 1RB
Ofsted: 2 3 Jul 2019
Pupils: ≈ 1,550 🔒 Exact value
FSM %: 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
Trust / LA: BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Website: plantsbrookschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01213627310

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Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but do not replace it. We keep the latest graded judgement as the headline until a new graded inspection is published.

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What should I look for when comparing schools?

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