Hall Green School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Southam Road, Birmingham, B28 0AA
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
31.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
903
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
130 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
172
Places offered
1356
Total applications
7.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 130 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 255 | 18 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 265 | 11 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 689 | 13 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1356 | 172 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Slater
- Address
- Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0AA
- Phone
- 01216288787
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Hall Green North · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137858
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
903 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
10 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 962 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 10% | 41% | 64% | |
| English Language | 176 | 10% | 34% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 7% | 48% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 168 | 14% | 51% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 30% | 55% | |
| Business | 111 | 8% | 36% | 53% | |
| History | 109 | 12% | 35% | 50% | |
| Spanish | 50 | 8% | 20% | 24% | |
| French | 48 | 4% | 10% | 13% | |
| Geography | 47 | 9% | 26% | 40% | |
| Computer Science | 37 | 16% | 32% | 51% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 63% | 97% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.