Academy converter · Birmingham

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

11–18Ages
627Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137346URN

Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham, B32 3AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.6 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

322 applications for 121 places · 79th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

28th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

28 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

1.6 below Birmingham median (4.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

322 applications · 121 places offered · 81 named it first

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 2.0; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 2.0; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 3.5; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	121	322	2.7	81	0.67
Sep 2025	117	336	2.9	76	0.65
Sep 2024	119	351	3.0	60	0.50
Sep 2023	90	288	3.2	54	0.60
Sep 2022	103	295	2.9	61	0.59
Sep 2021	112	297	2.7	54	0.48
Sep 2020	94	298	3.2	42	0.45
Sep 2019	115	232	2.0	28	0.24
Sep 2018	84	216	2.6	31	0.37
Sep 2017	80	237	3.0	30	0.38
Sep 2016	65	166	2.6	24	0.37
Sep 2015	85	172	2.0	38	0.45
Sep 2014	52	180	3.5	22	0.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

118 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.628th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%42nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	118	49.6	48%	70%	–
2024/25	118	52.1	47%	69%	–
2023/24	116	49.8	49%	66%	+0.46
2022/23	116	51.4	50%	72%	+0.61

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Bartley Green School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
1.8 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI Five Ways School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
The University of Birmingham School
2.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
2.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Perryfields Academy
3.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Bournville School
3.1 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137346 · 330/4012
Trust: Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 720 pupils · 627 on roll
Free school meals: 53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Hillcrest School A Specialist Maths and Computing College and Sixth Form Centre (URN 103482)
Address: Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham, B32 3AE
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources