Hopwood Hall School
15 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, B15 3DU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jill Cornfield
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 25
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 146780
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 01212852851
About this school
Hopwood Hall School is an independent special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 22 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hopwood Hall School under its current framework. 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
Hopwood Hall School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Hopwood Hall 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | 23 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 22
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College0.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
St George's School Edgbaston0.1 miles
Independent schools · West Midlands
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Edgbaston High School for Girls0.3 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Hallfield School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
West House School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
Common questions
- What ages does Hopwood Hall School teach?
- Hopwood Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hopwood Hall School?
- The headteacher of Hopwood Hall School is Ms Jill Cornfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hopwood Hall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hopwood Hall School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Hopwood Hall School?
- Hopwood Hall School has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hopwood Hall School full?
- Hopwood Hall School has capacity for 25 pupils and 22 on roll (88%), 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 Hopwood Hall School a faith school?
- No. Hopwood Hall School has no designated religious character.
- What are Hopwood Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hopwood Hall 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 24 July 2026.