Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Stonehouse Lane, Birmingham, B32 3AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- HILLCREST SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel B Abbotts
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- URN
- 137346
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643172
About this school
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is a girls' secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 627 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 116 | 116 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 49.8 | 52.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.61 +0.32 to +0.90 | +0.46 +0.16 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 49.1% | 46.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 65.5% | 68.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 87.9% | 91.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.8 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.1 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 650 |
| 2023/24 | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 642 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 19th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.1 | 8.5% | 59.2% | 627 | — |
| Bartley Green School | 39.9 | 11% | 57.9% | 927 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | 42.1 | 9.7% | 67.5% | 534 | 1.1 miles |
| E-ACT Shenley Academy | 31.6 | 13.6% | 60.6% | 746 | 1.1 miles |
| King Edward VI Five Ways School | 75.9 | 4.2% | 22.6% | 1,324 | 1.2 miles |
| The University of Birmingham School | 45.5 | 8% | 41.3% | 1,188 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.23%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.53%
- Persistent absence
- 25.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bartley Green School0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
E-ACT Shenley Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Five Ways School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
The University of Birmingham School1.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre ranks 15th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The headteacher of Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is Mr Samuel B Abbotts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre has 627 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 720 pupils and 627 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- No. Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is part of HILLCREST SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.4 in 2022/23 and 52.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre rank locally?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 19th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.