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Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham B32 3AE · hillcrest.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 3172

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
52.1
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
7.85 mi
12.64 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
627
87% of 720 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
53.1%
First language not English
45.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 7.85 mi (12.64 km) from the school. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 121 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 61 (Places 103)61September 2023: 54 (Places 90)54September 2024: 60 (Places 119)60September 2025: 76 (Places 117)76September 2026: 81 (Places 121)81Places 121
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026121810.7100%
September 2025Sept 2025117760.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024119600.5100%
September 2023Sept 202390540.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022103610.6100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20267.85 mi12.64 km
September 2025All
September 2024All
September 2023All
September 2022All

Every applicant was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.1, and 46.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.6 (England 46.3)46.62017/18: 52.3 (England 46.5)52.32018/19: 50.8 (England 46.7)50.82021/22: 54.8 (England 48.8)54.82022/23: 51.4 (England 46.3)51.42023/24: 49.8 (England 45.9)49.82024/25: 52.1 (England 46.0)52.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲52.146.0
●46.6%45.4%
▲68.6%64.8%
▲91.5%40.5%
▲5.014.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form33.6−3.2
Sixth form college5.2−7.4
Further education54.3+20.6
Apprenticeship0.9—
Not in a lasting destination0.9−8.6
Activity not captured5.2+2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.0 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 25.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 28.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 31.5 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 44.6 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 38.2 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 35.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 33.1 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
22 studentsC+ (33.1)Average -0.06
22 studentsC+ (33.2)Average -0.05
14.3%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2426B- (35.6)-0.40
2022/2323B- (38.2)—
2021/2210B+ (44.6)—
2018/1916C (31.5)+0.41
2017/1815C- (28)-0.34
2016/1714C- (25)-0.29
2015/1618C- (28)+0.20

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.6−1.4
Other education3.5—
Employment6.9—
Not in a lasting destination13.8+0.5
Activity not captured17.2+3.9

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
27 Sept 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
81%
Replies
16
3% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼69% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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