Cockshut Hill SchoolTile Cross Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Cockshut Hill School and Tile Cross Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Cockshut Hill School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Tile Cross Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Tile Cross Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Cockshut Hill School was judged Good and Tile Cross Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.3 for Cockshut Hill School and 35.6 for Tile Cross Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cockshut Hill School (43.1 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Tile Cross Academy (35.2 in 2021-22, 35.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamCockshut Hill School | BirminghamTile Cross Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | D49/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 71st of 89 in Birmingham | 70th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 954 | 624 | |
| Capacity | 1,580 | 630 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B26 2HX | Birmingham, B33 9UF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 38.3 Stronger figure | 35.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.1% Stronger figure | 27.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.7% Stronger figure | 48.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.1% Stronger figure | 31.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 Stronger figure | 3.17 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 167 | 104 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 954 | 624 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 63.4% | 74.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 43.2% | 39.1% | |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 22.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 10.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.0% Stronger figure | 38.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cockshut Hill School
Tile Cross Academy
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