Hall Green School
Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Slater
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 903
- URN
- 137858
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216288787
About this school
Hall Green School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 903 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hall Green School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 184 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 47.1 | 42.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 -0.36 to +0.07 | +0.08 -0.13 to +0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45.1% | 32.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 67.4% | 59.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 48.4% | 47.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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 Hall Green School 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 | 44.6 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 907 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hall Green School compares
Hall Green School ranked 57th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.5 | 8.9% | 45.5% | 903 | — |
| Ninestiles, an Academy | 44.9 | 9% | 57.3% | 1,476 | 0.8 miles |
| Moseley School and Sixth Form | 39.7 | 9.1% | 64.5% | 1,413 | 0.8 miles |
| Swanshurst School | — | 6.9% | 47% | 1,928 | 1.2 miles |
| Yardleys School | 46.7 | 7.3% | 56.5% | 930 | 1.2 miles |
| Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School | 41.7 | 11.3% | 51.1% | 1,152 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.53%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.88%
- Persistent absence
- 30.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ninestiles, an Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Moseley School and Sixth Form0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Swanshurst School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Yardleys School1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Hall Green School ranks 55th 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 ages does Hall Green School teach?
- Hall Green School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hall Green School?
- The headteacher of Hall Green School is Miss Karen Slater, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hall Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hall Green School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hall Green School?
- Hall Green School has 903 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hall Green School full?
- Hall Green School has capacity for 900 pupils and 903 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Hall Green School a faith school?
- No. Hall Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hall Green School a selective school?
- No. Hall Green School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hall Green School part of an academy trust?
- Hall Green School is part of WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hall Green School have?
- The schools register lists Hall Green School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hall Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 42.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hall Green School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Hall Green School ranked 57th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hall Green School's absence rate?
- Hall Green School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hall Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hall Green School'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.