Academy converter · Birmingham

Hamstead Hall Academy

11–18Ages
1,173Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139746URN

Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

741 applications for 183 places · 48th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

67th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision		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

4.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

741 applications · 183 places offered · 116 named it first

2026 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.7; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 5.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 4.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 4.1; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.9; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 4.3; Birmingham median median 3.5

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	183	741	4.1	116	0.63
Sep 2025	208	776	3.7	130	0.63
Sep 2024	205	814	4.0	165	0.80
Sep 2023	209	858	4.1	147	0.70
Sep 2022	190	847	4.5	167	0.88
Sep 2021	192	824	4.3	130	0.68
Sep 2020	189	911	4.8	146	0.77
Sep 2019	172	998	5.8	159	0.92
Sep 2018	188	846	4.5	133	0.71
Sep 2017	189	892	4.7	152	0.80
Sep 2016	179	730	4.1	145	0.81
Sep 2015	176	683	3.9	134	0.76
Sep 2014	180	779	4.3	165	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

186 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.667th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%67th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	186	40.6	34%	57%	–
2024/25	185	42.1	36%	62%	–
2023/24	188	41.7	42%	62%	+0.05
2022/23	189	42.4	41%	60%	+0.12

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

Hamstead Hall AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

4.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
St John Wall Catholic School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
2.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Great Barr
2.5 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Arena Academy
2.6 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Holyhead School
2.8 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
2.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

7.5applications per place 71.3Attainment 8 Selective
Sandwell Academy
3.0 km · Sandwell

Good2024

5.7applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
Fortis Academy
3.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 38.4Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139746 · 330/4240
Trust: Hamstead Hall Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,104 pupils · 1,173 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre (URN 103516)
Address: Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1HL
Local authority: Birmingham

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