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Hall Green School

11–16Ages
903Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137858URN

Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.6per place

2.4 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,153 applications for 175 places · 16th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.4of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

49th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

21 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
10 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

6.6applications per place, Year 7

2.4 above Birmingham median (4.2) 4.4 above England median (2.2)

1,153 applications · 175 places offered · 157 named it first

2026 6.6; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 7.9; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 7.3; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 7.0; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 7.6; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 7.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 8.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 7.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 7.3; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 6.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 5.7; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 5.6; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 5.3; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 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	175	1,153	6.6	157	0.90
Sep 2025	172	1,356	7.9	147	0.85
Sep 2024	177	1,294	7.3	175	0.99
Sep 2023	180	1,264	7.0	144	0.80
Sep 2022	177	1,338	7.6	176	0.99
Sep 2021	181	1,367	7.6	161	0.89
Sep 2020	177	1,489	8.4	183	1.03
Sep 2019	177	1,341	7.6	150	0.85
Sep 2018	176	1,276	7.3	131	0.74
Sep 2017	179	1,205	6.7	166	0.93
Sep 2016	178	1,008	5.7	155	0.87
Sep 2015	178	991	5.6	162	0.91
Sep 2014	180	958	5.3	171	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.449th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%50th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	44.4	42%	61%	–
2024/25	176	42.5	32%	60%	–
2023/24	184	47.1	45%	67%	+0.08
2022/23	177	44.6	40%	65%	−0.15

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

Hall Green SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Ninestiles, an Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
Moseley School and Sixth Form
1.3 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2025

5.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Swanshurst School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Yardleys School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

5.8applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2026

3.1applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
2.4 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
Kings Heath Secondary School
2.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Langley School
2.5 km · Solihull

Good2023

5.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137858 · 330/5409
Trust: West Midlands Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 903 on roll
Free school meals: 47.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Hall Green School (URN 103556)
Address: Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0AA
Local authority: Birmingham

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