Hodge Hill College, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Hodge Hill College, a popular and welcoming 11-16 community school that provides our pupils with a first-class education and amazing life experiences."

In 2026, pupils at Hodge Hill College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made above 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 41.9, against 47.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Sports Studies, Art and Design and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 186 families put Hodge Hill College as their first choice and 805 named it as one of their preferences, for 239 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hodge Hill College are Hodge Hill Girls' School (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50); Washwood Heath Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.4); Erdington Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4); and Rockwood Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1).

Hodge Hill College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

54 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Hodge Hill College (as of April 2026): 70% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college and 1% into work.

48.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (70%), Mixed (9%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 157 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 10 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Hodge Hill College had 95 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Stechford Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hodge Hill School (on), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hodge Hill College stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Hodge Hill College issued 179 suspensions, 14.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hodge Hill College are Hodge Hill Primary School (0.2 miles), Tame Valley Academy (0.4 miles), Ward End Primary School (0.5 miles) and Firs Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.