Hamstead Hall Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B20 1HL · Birmingham
#330 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#2927 of 4,090 nationally
About Hamstead Hall Academy
Hamstead Hall Academy is a academy secondary located in Birmingham, in the Birmingham local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,173 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 30.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 330th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (37th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (17th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,173; capacity filled 106.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 62.2%; ebacc average points 3.77.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; Hamstead Hall Academy ranks 260th of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)42.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)27.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)40.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Hamstead Hall Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,173
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 40.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 106.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 42.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 62.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.77
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 27.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Hamstead Hall Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Hamstead Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
423 students · 691 m away
Grestone Academy
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
366 students · 937 m away
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
207 students · 1.0 km away
Ferndale Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
551 students · 1.1 km away
Dorrington Academy
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
651 students · 1.3 km away
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
591 students · 1.7 km away
Grove Vale Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
421 students · 1.8 km away
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
440 students · 1.8 km away
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
221 students · 1.8 km away
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
191 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Idsall School
Shifnal · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,172 students
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,172 students
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,175 students
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,171 students
The Coleshill School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,177 students
Lyndon School
Solihull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,169 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Hamstead Hall Academy a good school?
Hamstead Hall Academy has a Success Index (England) of 30.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #330 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Hamstead Hall Academy rank in West Midlands?
Hamstead Hall Academy ranks #330 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #2927 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Hamstead Hall Academy?
Hamstead Hall Academy had 1,173 students in 2025.
Is Hamstead Hall Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Hamstead Hall Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Hamstead Hall Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Hamstead Hall Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.