Hamstead Hall Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Craythorne Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1HL
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,173
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,104 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
130 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
776
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 130 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 150 | 29 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 172 | 19 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 324 | 30 | ● 9% |
| Total | 776 | 208 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 39 applications came from outside the council area (9 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carla Tranter
- Address
- Craythorne Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 1HL
- Phone
- 01213867510
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Handsworth Wood · Birmingham Perry Barr
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139746
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HAMSTEAD HALL ACADEMY TRUST
1,173 pupils · 1,104 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,071 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
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 | 41.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.01 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.67 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 81 | — |
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 | 185 | 19% | 42% | 64% | |
| English Language | 183 | 13% | 46% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 12% | 42% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 4% | 26% | 41% | |
| History | 98 | 16% | 42% | 56% | |
| Business | 84 | 12% | 54% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 83 | 16% | 41% | 60% | |
| Physics | 80 | 18% | 53% | 63% | |
| Biology | 70 | 16% | 50% | 71% | |
| Geography | 64 | 13% | 41% | 67% | |
| Religious Studies | 55 | 13% | 33% | 58% | |
| Spanish | 52 | 0% | 13% | 35% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 0% | 9% | 24% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 3% | 10% | 35% | |
| Biology | 30 | 3% | 7% | 27% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 4% | 17% | 26% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 11% | 21% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 6% | 6% | 13% | |
| Law | 12 | 8% | 17% | 42% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 27% | 27% | |
| Physics | 11 | 9% | 9% | 9% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19244: Hamstead Hall Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.