Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is a state-funded secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for girls. DfE data records 627 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 720.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (28 Sept 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 52.1 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was C+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 81 first-preference applications and 121 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 28 Sept 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 28 Sept 2022: School remains Good
Published 16 Oct 2013.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Birmingham |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 121 |
| First-preference applications | 81 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 322 |
| First-preference offers | 81 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 52.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 68.6% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 46.6% |
| EBacc entry | 91.5% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 49.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 36.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.1 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 33.33 |
| Value added | -0.06 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.32 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.2 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 14.3% |
| Pupils | 22 |
| Average grade | C+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 42.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 3.4% |
| Further education college | 46.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9% |
| Employment | 0.9% |
| Not sustained | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 3.4% |
Cohort: 116 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 94%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 76.9% |
| Further education | 0% |
| Other education | 3.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% |
| Employment | 7.7% |
| Not sustained | 7.7% |
| Unknown | 3.8% |
Cohort: 26 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
14.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.98% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.55% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 12.4% |
| White other | 3.8% |
| Mixed | 12.5% |
| Asian | 24.3% |
| Black | 24.4% |
| Other | 18.8% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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