Hodge Hill CollegeLift Greenwood
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Hodge Hill College and Lift Greenwood are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Hodge Hill College scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lift Greenwood scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hodge Hill College is ahead on our composite score.
Hodge Hill College was judged the expected standard and Lift Greenwood was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Hodge Hill College and 31.8 for Lift Greenwood.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hodge Hill College (50.1 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lift Greenwood (42.1 in 2021-22, 31.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamHodge Hill College | BirminghamLift Greenwood | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 78th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,193 | 935 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,080 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B36 8HB | Birmingham, B35 7NL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 31.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.8% Stronger figure | 18.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.7% Stronger figure | 45.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.4% | 44.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 Stronger figure | 2.77 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 28 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 19.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 19.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,205 | 942 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 55.2% | 65.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 28.8% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 22.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 12.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.3% Stronger figure | 36.8% | 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.
Hodge Hill College
Lift Greenwood
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