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Hamstead Hall Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham B20 1HL · hamsteadhall.com · 0121 386 7510

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.1
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,173
69 over 1,104 places · 106%
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.9%
First language not English
47.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hamstead Hall Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 116 families put the school first and 183 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: 167 (Places 190)167September 2023: 147 (Places 209)147September 2024: 165 (Places 205)165September 2025: 130 (Places 208)130September 2026: 116 (Places 183)116Places 183
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261831160.6100%
September 2025Sept 20252081300.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242051650.895%
September 2023Sept 20232091470.795%
September 2022Sept 20221901670.984%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 20253.43 mi5.52 km
September 20241.74 mi2.81 km
September 20231.94 mi3.12 km
September 20221.41 mi2.27 km

Every applicant was offered a place.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 35.7% 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- (27.7 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: 43.5 (England 46.3)43.52017/18: 41.8 (England 46.5)41.82018/19: 43.7 (England 46.7)43.72021/22: 43.9 (England 48.8)43.92022/23: 42.4 (England 46.3)42.42023/24: 41.7 (England 45.9)41.72024/25: 42.1 (England 46.0)42.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.146.0
▼35.7%45.4%
▼62.2%64.8%
▲59.5%40.5%
▼3.774.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form37.8−6.1
Further education49.5+6.2
Other education0.5—
Apprenticeship0.5−1.1
Employment0.5−1.6
Not in a lasting destination6.4+2.7
Activity not captured4.8+1.6

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: 24.8 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.7 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 27.7 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 23.3 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 29.8 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.2 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 25.0 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 27.7 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
81 studentsC- (27.7)Below average -0.15
81 studentsC- (27.7)Below average -0.15
31 studentsMerit+ (27.1)Above average +0.31
5.3%AAB or better
98.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2486C- (25)-0.15
2022/2363D+ (24.2)—
2021/2283C (29.8)—
2018/1988D+ (23.3)-0.32
2017/1873C- (27.7)-0.09
2016/1783D+ (24.7)-0.15
2015/1694D+ (24.8)-0.11

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University63−12.6
Further and other education2−0.3
Further education1—
Other education1—
Apprenticeship4+0.5
Employment7+3.5
Not in a lasting destination18+11
Activity not captured6−2.1

Ofsted

Hamstead Hall Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
10 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
25
2% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼76% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼60% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

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