Hamstead Hall Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Craythorne Avenue
Handsworth Wood
Birmingham
West Midlands
B20 1HL
Phone 01213867510
Reference Number 139746

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1185
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.57%
Girls: 41.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 51.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 143 67 210
8 127 82 209
9 116 75 191
10 91 97 188
11 109 82 191
12 59 42 101
13 49 46 95

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Indian 25.4%
Pakistani 19.1%
Caribbean 9.8%
White, Other 7.3%
Unclassified 5.7%
African 5.5%
Mixed, Other 4.3%
White, British 2.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.7%
White & Asian 2.4%
Asian, Other 2%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-14
Date Description Report
2024-04-10 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-01-22 Short inspection Short inspection
2016-01-19 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2013-06-05 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-01-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-24 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-24 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 41.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 52.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 24.19 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 24.63 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 2.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 153 27
Third Preference 171 11
From another Local Authority 60 22

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.43 miles
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0.81 miles
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1.11 miles
Cherry Orchard Primary School
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1.13 miles
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
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1.13 miles
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
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1.17 miles
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1.23 miles
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Rookery School
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1.61 miles
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