Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
About the school
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is an open secondary school in Birmingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 September 2022
- Published
- 15 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.1
- Birmingham
- 46.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Birmingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.60%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.60%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 91.50%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.01
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.1
AAB or better
- School
- 14.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
642
Girls
99.69%
Boys
0.31%
SEN support
11.37%
Education, health and care plan
0.47%
English as an additional language
47.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
59.23%
Overall absence
8.53
Persistent absence
25.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
116
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
28
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
71%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
7%