Academy Life
Sixth Form at Fairfax School
At Fairfax Sixth Form, we strive to meet our Academy motto:” Sinceritas Laboris: there is dignity in hard work”, in every aspect of Academy life and in the life beyond. We aim to challenge and support our students, in equal measure, to achieve the very best academic success and to ensure they take advantage of all the Academy has to offer in preparation for their future successes. The Sixth Form is governed by the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust and details may be found here: http://www.fmat.co.uk/trustgovernance/
For information on results and destinations for Key Stage 5, please visit:
Sixth Form Application for September 2023 is now closed.
Apply to the Sixth Form here from Wednesday 9th November.
Sixth Form Application
Please read the introductory information before starting the application.
Closing date:
Friday 10th February 2023
Enrolment
Fairfax students are enrolled into the sixth form on Thursday 24th August after collecting their GCSE results. If any student wishes to change their current choices, they should email us on Sixth Form Options before 26th May. Subjects can be changed on the day of enrolment, subject to meeting the criteria.
External students who are interested in attending our sixth form should come to the external enrolment day on Friday 25th August from 10am, bringing their GCSE results with them.
Download our Sixth Form Prospectus for 2023 here
MINIMUM CRITERIA
Except where specified, access to our sixth form will be available to students who have a minimum of 5 grades 9-4, at GCSE, including English and Mathematics at grade 4.
SUBJECT OFFER 2023
Please see our subject offer for all the individual criteria for all our courses here
Fairfax reserves the right to withdraw courses that are not viable. All courses require a minimum number of students to qualify as a viable programme of study.
Any issues, email: Sixth Form Options
*Fairfax students: Please consider if you have a sibling in Year 6 who wishes to join us in year 7, you need to apply by 16th December 2022.
Fairfax Sixth Form
We offer a wide range of Level 3 subjects delivered by specialist teachers that should attract students who want to achieve their academic potential in a modern and supportive learning environment. The academic progression made by our students regularly puts us in the top 10% of all 6th Forms nationally (DoE).
FAIRFAX ACADEMY 16-19 PROGRAMME OF STUDY for 2022-2023
The Prefect system, House system, Learning Mentor Scheme as well as the Student Council, offer all of our Sixth Form students the opportunity to develop their character and self-confidence by helping others and allows them to be seen as role models by younger students.
Our Sixth Form students wear their uniform with pride and the different badges and bands reveal their journey through their school life which continues into the Sixth Form. Details of our uniform can be found here.
New students are allocated to one of our four houses, Coventry, Kenilworth, Stratford and Warwick and the colour of the school tie reflects their allegiance to their house.
Our induction programme on the first day of term involves students working on the VESPA Mindset.
Success at A Level and BTEC National depends on your habits, routines, attitudes and approaches to study. It is your behaviours, not your intelligence, that determine your results. VESPA (which stands for Vision, Effort, Systems, Practice and Attitude) is a mind-set that will help improve your success. Students who are successful:
Know what they want to achieve (VISION)
Complete many hours of independent study (EFFORT)
Organise their learning resources and their time (SYSTEMS)
Practice and develop their skills (PRACTICE)
Respond constructively to challenge (ATTITUDE)
Fairfax Sixth Form Centre provides students with excellent facilities for personal study both during private study sessions and before/after school. We have a study room which is fully equipped with modern computers where students can use their private study to catch up on homework, review their learning and do some revision. The study rooms are run by our two supervisors who are available to the students throughout the day.
The Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Head of Sixth Form are available to assist students and meet with students to discuss academic performance, revision strategies, independent learning skills as well as personal concerns. We also have a Learning and Well-being Mentor who works with students, teachers, parents, carers and families to help overcome barriers to learning.
Our students benefit from both academic and pastoral support during their studies. Our students have regular meetings with our Learning Mentor where they discuss targets and strategies to help them achieve their target grades. Students and parents are informed of progress regularly throughout the year with intervention and support put into place wherever it is needed. Students also benefit from specific ‘study skills’ days during which you will receive guidance and coaching on how to become an effective learner, prepare for examinations and achieve the very highest grades.
The overwhelming majority of our students decide to continue their education at University. In 2019 we have students attending many Russell Group Universities including Oxford, Bristol, Bath, Nottingham and Manchester. We also place students on prestigious school leaver schemes including Marks and Spencer, KPMG and Deloitte and Touche. We also secure placements for some of our students on extremely competitive Higher Level apprenticeships including Jaguar / Land Rover, Rolls Royce and British Aerospace. We provide many opportunities for students to research and experience all of the opportunities available to them.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding applications to our Sixth Form, please email Sixth Form Options
