Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham, B32 3AE
Website: http://hillcrest.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01214643172
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Julie Ann Davies
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137346

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 588
Number of Boys: 2
Number of Girls: 586

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.8 Confidence interval 0.49 to 1.11
Of the 95 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 66 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:80%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD
4out of 4 1,418 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB
3out of 4 1,442 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Shenley Fields Nursery School
Woodcock Lane , Northfield B31 1BU
4out of 4 1,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nonsuch Primary School
Wood Leasow , Woodgate Valley B32 3SE
2out of 4 794 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Paganel Primary School
Swinford Road , Selly Oak B29 5TG
2out of 4 1,041 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base
Welsh House Farm Road , Quinton B32 2NG
3out of 4 1,068 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
World's End Infant and Nursery School
Worlds End Lane , Quinton B32 2SA
3out of 4 1,110 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
World's End Junior School
Worlds End Lane , Quinton B32 2SA
3out of 4 1,110 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Stonehouse Lane , B32 3AE
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bartley Green School
Adams Hill , B32 3QJ
4out of 4 1,589 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Four Dwellings Academy
Dwellings Lane , B32 1RJ
3out of 4 1,934 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Shenley Academy
Shenley Lane , B29 4HE
1out of 4 1,970 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Scotland Lane , Bartley Green B32 4BT
4out of 4 2,076 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH
- not rated 3,154 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newman University, Birmingham
Genners Lane , Bartley Green B32 3NT
- not rated 1,692 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane , Harborne B17 9TS
3out of 4 1,913 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG
- not rated 2,163 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherry Oak School
60 Frederick Road , Selly Oak B29 6PB
4out of 4 3,019 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria School
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD
4out of 4 3,226 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.