Hillcrest School, Birmingham

Hillcrest School
Established	7 September 1954 (1954-09-07)
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Ms Julie Ann Davies
Location	Stonehouse Lane Bartley Green Birmingham West Midlands B32 3AE England
Local authority	Birmingham City Council
DfE number	330/4012
DfE URN	137346 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	518 as of March 2016
Gender	Girls (Mixed sixth form)
Ages	11–18
Website	School website

Hillcrest School is a secondary school for girls (and mixed sixth form) located in the Bartley Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.^[1]

History

It was established as Bartley Green Grammar School for Girls on 7 September 1954, although the official opening by Sir Wilfred Martineau did not take place until 13 July 1955. The sixth form was opened by the end of the 1950s. The school was considerably extended and expanded in the 1970s to accommodate with the increase in pupil intake.^[2]

The school was renamed Hillcrest School in September 1983 and became a comprehensive school. Boys were allowed to join the sixth form during the 1980s. Following further work at the school in 1998, the school became a Certified Cisco Networking Academy in 1999.^[2] The school also became a specialist Maths and Computing College.

Previously a community school administered by Birmingham City Council, Hillcrest School converted to academy status in June 2013. However the school continues to coordinate with Birmingham City Council for admissions. In 2013 Ofsted rated the school as 'good' with 'outstanding behaviour and safety'.

Academics

Hillcrest School GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for girls,^[3] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. The sixth form provision is offered as part of the The Oaks Sixth Form, a consortium of 7 secondary schools in South-West Birmingham.^[4]

Notable former pupils

Bartley Green Grammar School for Girls

Lynne Jones, Labour Party politician

References

↑ "Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre". Hillcrest School.
1 2 "History". Hillcrest School. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
↑ "KS4 Pathways". Hillcrest School.
↑ "The Oaks Sixth Form". oaks6thform.uk.

External links

Hillcrest School official website

Schools in Birmingham

Primary schools	Al-Hijrah School Harborne Primary School King David School Ladypool Primary School Robin Hood Academy St Nicholas RC Primary School Starbank School Waverley School

Secondary schools	Al-Hijrah School Archbishop Ilsley RC Technology College Ark Boulton Academy Ark Kings Academy Ark St Alban's Academy The Arthur Terry School Aston Manor Academy Aston University Engineering Academy Balaam Wood School Bartley Green School The Baverstock Academy Birmingham Ormiston Academy Bishop Challoner RC College Bishop Walsh RC School Bordesley Green Girls' School Bournville School Broadway Academy Cardinal Wiseman RC Technology College Cockshut Hill Technology College Colmers School Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College Fairfax School Four Dwellings Academy George Dixon Academy Great Barr School Greenwood Academy Hall Green School Hamstead Hall Academy Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Harborne Academy Heartlands Academy Hillcrest School Hodge Hill College Hodge Hill Girls' School Holte School Holy Trinity RC School Holyhead School The International School John Willmott School King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Kings Heath Boys King's Norton Boys' School Kings Norton Girls School Kingsbury School Lordswood Boys' School Lordswood Girls' School Moseley School Ninestiles School North Birmingham Academy Perry Beeches The Academy Plantsbrook School Queensbridge School Rockwood Academy Shenley Academy Small Heath School St Edmund Campion RC School St John Wall RC School St Paul's School for Girls St Thomas Aquinas RC School Saltley Academy Selly Park Technology College Starbank School Stockland Green School Swanshurst School Turves Green Boys' School Turves Green Girls' School University of Birmingham School Washwood Heath Academy Waverley School Wheelers Lane Technology College Yardleys School

Grammar schools	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Handsworth Grammar School King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Five Ways King Edward VI Handsworth Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Special schools	Hallmoor School

Independent schools	Birmingham Blue Coat School Darul Uloom Edgbaston High School Elmhurst School for Dance Highclare School Kimichi School King Edward's School King Edward VI High School for Girls Mander Portman Woodward St George's School

FE & sixth form colleges	Birmingham Metropolitan College Bournville College Cadbury Sixth Form College Fircroft College Queen Alexandra College South & City College Birmingham

Defunct schools	BISPA Icknield Street School Oozells Street Board School St Philip's School St Peter's College

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