Hall Green School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hall Green is a school that continually seeks to build on the successes of the past and adapt to the needs of the future. Our vision for the future, and the way we work, day to day, is based on strong foundations."

In 2026, pupils at Hall Green School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.2, against 49.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 157 families put Hall Green School as their first choice and 1153 named it as one of their preferences, for 175 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hall Green School are Ninestiles, an Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Moseley School and Sixth Form (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); Moseley School and Sixth Form (0.8 miles); and Swanshurst School (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 53.3).

Hall Green School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Hall Green School is one of 3 schools run by West Midlands Academy Trust, an academy trust.

36 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hall Green School (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 64% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (72%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (52%).

Of the 184 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

47.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Hall Green School has a resourced provision for physical disability.

The nearest railway station is Hall Green Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is South & City College (adjacent), 230 metres away.

In 2024/25, Hall Green School issued 163 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hall Green School are Hall Green Infant School (0.2 miles), Hall Green Junior School (0.2 miles), Yorkmead Junior and Infant School (0.6 miles) and St Bernard's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.