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Hodge Hill Girls' School

Bromford Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, West Midlands · B36 8EY

SecondaryCommunity schoolGirlsAges 1116749 pupils
Visit website ↗01214643094Ward: E05011131MP: E14001095
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.
48.7

GCSE · 2024-25

Overall absence
8.0%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
51.4%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
20.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£8,303

2024-25

Places filled
100%

749 of 750 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Not yet inspected

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

All state-funded pupils

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90. -2.0

Average GCSE score across 8 subjects

50.7
'18-19
51.1
'21-22
50.3
'22-23
48.9
'23-24
48.7
'24-25

Grade 5+ in English & MathsThe percentage of pupils achieving at least a grade 5 (a “strong pass”) in both GCSE English and maths. +6%

A strong pass in both

40%
'18-19
52%
'21-22
49%
'22-23
57%
'23-24
46%
'24-25

Grade 4+ in English & Maths +2%

A standard pass in both

66%
'18-19
78%
'21-22
73%
'22-23
71%
'23-24
68%
'24-25

Progress 8How much pupils progress from the end of primary to GCSE compared with similar pupils nationally. 0 is average; positive is above, negative is below. -0.40

Vs similar pupils nationally · 0 = average

0.72
'18-19
0.48
'21-22
0.66
'22-23
0.32
'23-24
'24-25

EBacc average point scoreEnglish Baccalaureate Average Point Score: average grade across the core academic EBacc subjects (English, maths, sciences, a language, history or geography). -0.26

4.57
'18-19
4.86
'21-22
4.65
'22-23
4.51
'23-24
4.31
'24-25

Progress 8 was not published for 2019/20, 2020/21 (exams cancelled) or recent years lacking a KS2 baseline.

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Attainment 8A pupil’s average score across 8 GCSE subjects (English and maths double-weighted). Higher is better; the maximum is roughly 90.

+7.8 vs Birmingham average

This school48.7
Birmingham average40.9
Best in Birmingham80.4
England average39.2

Grade 5+ in English & Maths

+7.4% vs Birmingham average

This school45.9%
Birmingham average38.5%
Best in Birmingham99.4%
England average36.0%

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
51.4%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
36.6%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
0.8%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
10.0%

Gender split

100%

749 girls · 0 boys

Ethnicity

Pakistani
67.7%
Other ethnic group
8.1%
Other Mixed
5.9%
African
5.7%
Bangladeshi
5.3%
Other Asian
1.6%
White & Asian
1.5%
White British
1.5%
Other White
0.9%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+10.8% vs Birmingham average

This school51.4%
Birmingham average40.6%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+1.5% vs Birmingham average

This school36.6%
Birmingham average35.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-10.4% vs Birmingham average

This school0.8%
Birmingham average11.2%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

-5.0% vs Birmingham average

This school10.0%
Birmingham average15.0%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +3.0%

5.0%
'18-19
7.6%
'21-22
9.3%
'22-23
9.3%
'23-24
8.0%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +15.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

10.6%
'18-19
24.9%
'21-22
34.2%
'22-23
33.3%
'23-24
26.1%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+1.0% vs Birmingham average

This school8.0%
Birmingham average7.0%
Best in Birmingham2.6%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+6.1% vs Birmingham average

This school26.1%
Birmingham average20.0%
Best in Birmingham1.6%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +2.0%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

2.4%
'16-17
0.8%
'17-18
0.3%
'18-19
1.3%
'19-20
2.1%
'20-21
1.3%
'21-22
4.5%
'22-23
1.6%
'23-24
4.4%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +2.0%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

1.6%
'16-17
0.7%
'17-18
0.3%
'18-19
0.9%
'19-20
1.9%
'20-21
1.3%
'21-22
4.3%
'22-23
1.6%
'23-24
3.6%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.13%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Birmingham (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

+2.0% vs Birmingham average

This school4.4%
Birmingham average2.4%
Best in Birmingham0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.05% vs Birmingham average

This school0.00%
Birmingham average0.05%
Best in Birmingham0.00%
England average0.03%

What pupils do next

Sustained destinations the year after leaving

After GCSEs (Key Stage 4)

92% sustained

Year 11 leavers · 2024-25

Education 90%Employment 1%Not sustained 5%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Birmingham

Median house price
£172,500

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
2/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
10.0%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
105

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
22%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Among the most deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
2/10
Income
2/10
Employment
2/10
Education
2/10
Health
2/10
Crime
3/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
57
Criminal damage and arson
11
Vehicle crime
9
Possession of weapons
6
Other crime
6
Public order
5
Burglary
5
Robbery
2

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 103483