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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham B36 8EY · hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 3094
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.47 mi
- 2.36 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 749
- 100% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 56.9%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.47 mi (2.36 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.22 mi (1.97 km). Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 115 | 0.8 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 133 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 131 | 0.9 | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 133 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 147 | 1 | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.47 mi2.36 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.22 mi1.97 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.40 mi2.26 km | |
| September 2023 | 1.16 mi1.87 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.14 mi1.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 45.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.1 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 25.2 | −6.8 |
| Further education | 38.8 | +5.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 0.7 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hodge Hill Girls' School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 53%
- Replies
- 19
- 3% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 63% who had a child bullied