Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Cockshut Hill School

11–18Ages
977Pupils
SecondaryPhase
142388URN

Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.2 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

718 applications for 238 places · 74th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

64th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Birmingham median (4.2) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

718 applications · 238 places offered · 154 named it first

2026 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 1.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 1.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 1.4; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Cockshut Hill Technology College (URN 103513), the previous school.

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	238	718	3.0	154	0.65
Sep 2025	210	656	3.1	114	0.54
Sep 2024	207	613	3.0	106	0.51
Sep 2023	208	537	2.6	94	0.45
Sep 2022	236	462	2.0	86	0.36
Sep 2021	134	461	3.4	82	0.61
Sep 2020	150	459	3.1	86	0.57
Sep 2019	263	470	1.8	91	0.35
Sep 2018	167	500	3.0	83	0.50
Sep 2017	315	415	1.3	70	0.22
Sep 2016 *	261	369	1.4	66	0.25
Sep 2015 *	253	347	1.4	78	0.31
Sep 2014 *	269	413	1.5	87	0.32

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

158 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.164th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%76th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	158	41.1	32%	56%	–
2024/25	167	38.3	28%	50%	–
2023/24	194	38.3	23%	51%	−0.54
2022/23	201	37.8	27%	47%	−0.41

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

Cockshut Hill SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Tile Cross Academy
2.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.1applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
Lyndon School
2.3 km · Solihull

Good2022

3.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Grace Academy Solihull
2.4 km · Solihull

2026

3.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Waverley School
2.7 km · Birmingham

2026

7.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
2.8 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

10.2applications per place 63.6Attainment 8
Washwood Heath Academy
3.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Waverley Studio College
3.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

16.6Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142388 · 330/4022
Trust: Summit Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,580 pupils · 977 on roll
Free school meals: 61.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Cockshut Hill Technology College (URN 103513)
Address: Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX
Local authority: Birmingham

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