Cockshut Hill School
Cockshut Hill, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2HX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jody Clarke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Summit Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,580
- Pupils on roll
- 977
- URN
- 142388
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212895900
About this school
Cockshut Hill School is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 977 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cockshut Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 201 | 194 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 38.3 | 38.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.41 -0.63 to -0.20 | -0.54 -0.74 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 22.7% | 28.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.5% | 49.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 70.6% | 55.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 Cockshut Hill 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 | 37.8 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.3 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 965 |
| 2024/25 | 954 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cockshut Hill School compares
Cockshut Hill School ranked 73rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.3 | 10.8% | 63.4% | 977 | — |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | 47.4 | 7.9% | 55.6% | 1,188 | 0.5 miles |
| Tile Cross Academy | 35.6 | 10.6% | 74.7% | 620 | 1.3 miles |
| Lyndon School | 49.7 | 7.1% | 32.4% | 1,169 | 1.5 miles |
| Grace Academy Solihull | 44.2 | 12.6% | 50% | 884 | 1.5 miles |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | 62.1 | 6.2% | 47.4% | 618 | 1.7 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)
- 63.42%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tile Cross Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Lyndon School1.5 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Grace Academy Solihull1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham1.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Cockshut Hill School ranks 72nd 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 Cockshut Hill School teach?
- Cockshut Hill School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cockshut Hill School?
- The headteacher of Cockshut Hill School is Mr Jody Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cockshut Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cockshut Hill 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 Cockshut Hill School?
- Cockshut Hill School has 977 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cockshut Hill School full?
- Cockshut Hill School has capacity for 1,580 pupils and 977 on roll (62%), 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 Cockshut Hill School a faith school?
- No. Cockshut Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cockshut Hill School a selective school?
- No. Cockshut Hill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cockshut Hill School part of an academy trust?
- Cockshut Hill School is part of SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cockshut Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.8 in 2022/23 and 38.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cockshut Hill School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Cockshut Hill School ranked 73rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cockshut Hill School's absence rate?
- Cockshut Hill School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cockshut Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cockshut Hill 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 2 July 2026.