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Hodge Hill Girls' School vs Lift Greenwood

At a glance

Hodge Hill Girls' School and Lift Greenwood are both in Birmingham and 1.9 miles apart in a straight line.

Only Lift Greenwood has a graded Ofsted inspection in our data (Good, 2021).

Hodge Hill Girls' School had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 50.0 against 34.8 (a gap of 15.2 points).

Progress 8 was not published for 2025-26 (provisional) so this comparison relies on attainment.

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 8.0% at Hodge Hill Girls' School and 12.9% at Lift Greenwood.

Hodge Hill Girls' School has 749 pupils for 750 published places (100%) and Lift Greenwood has 942 for 1,080 (87%).

Built from the figures in the table below. Sources and years are given next to every figure.

Side by side

Hodge Hill Girls' School compared with Lift Greenwood
Measure Hodge Hill Girls' School Lift Greenwood
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 No graded inspection in our data Good 2021
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Community school Academy sponsor led
Phase and age range GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Secondary, ages 11-16 Secondary, ages 11-18
Location GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Birmingham Birmingham
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 749 942
Results and attendanceEach row shows the latest year both schools have a figure for. "Stronger" marks a gap big enough to matter in a year both schools report. Rounding-level differences are not marked. Attainment figures reflect each school's intake as well as its teaching. Progress 8 is the only measure here that adjusts for pupils' starting points.
Attainment 8 (average score) DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 50.0 Stronger 34.8
Progress 8 score DfE KS4 results, 2023-24 Progress 8 was not published for the 2025-26 (provisional) results because the Department for Education did not calculate it for that cohort. The last published year is shown. +0.32 Stronger -0.97
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 48% Stronger 36%
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 68% Stronger 59%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 145 171
A-level average point score DfE A-level results, 2024-25 Not published 19.33 2024-25
A-level average grade DfE A-level results, 2024-25 Not published D 2024-25
A-level students in the point score measure DfE A-level results, 2024-25 Not published 28 2024-25
Overall absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 8.0% Stronger 12.9%
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 26.1% Stronger 36.8%
Intake and admissionsNot marked as stronger or weaker. These rows describe who a school serves and how its places are filled. They do not measure teaching quality so a higher or lower figure is not better.
Pupils eligible for free school meals GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 51.4% 54.2%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 750 1,080
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 100% 87%
Admissions policy GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Non-selective Non-selective
Religious character GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract None recorded None recorded

"Not published" means the figure is not published or is suppressed for that school and year. It does not mean zero.

Trends over time

Solid blue line with round markers: Hodge Hill Girls' School. Dashed amber line with square markers: Lift Greenwood. Years with no published figure for either school are left off the axis.

Attainment 8 (average score), higher is better
Attainment 8 (average score) by yearHodge Hill Girls' School: 2022-23 50.3, 2023-24 48.9, 2024-25 48.7, 2025-26 50.0. Lift Greenwood: 2022-23 40.4, 2023-24 35.8, 2024-25 31.8, 2025-26 34.8.30.035.040.045.050.055.022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearHodge Hill Girls' SchoolLift Greenwood
2022-2350.340.4
2023-2448.935.8
2024-2548.731.8
2025-26 (provisional)50.034.8

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Overall absence (% of sessions), lower is better
Overall absence (% of sessions) by yearHodge Hill Girls' School: 2018-19 5.0%, 2021-22 7.6%, 2022-23 9.3%, 2023-24 9.3%, 2024-25 8.0%. Lift Greenwood: 2018-19 6.9%, 2021-22 10.9%, 2022-23 12.0%, 2023-24 13.0%, 2024-25 12.9%.4.06.08.010.012.014.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
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YearHodge Hill Girls' SchoolLift Greenwood
2018-195.0%6.9%
2021-227.6%10.9%
2022-239.3%12.0%
2023-249.3%13.0%
2024-258.0%12.9%

Source: DfE pupil absence, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils), higher is better
Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils) by yearHodge Hill Girls' School: 2022-23 49%, 2023-24 57%, 2024-25 46%, 2025-26 48%. Lift Greenwood: 2022-23 33%, 2023-24 34%, 2024-25 19%, 2025-26 36%.10203040506022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearHodge Hill Girls' SchoolLift Greenwood
2022-2349%33%
2023-2457%34%
2024-2546%19%
2025-26 (provisional)48%36%

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Admissions: how the two schools differ

Distance between the schools: 1.9 miles in a straight line between the two school sites. The coordinates come from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. This is not a walking or driving distance and it does not show which school your address is in catchment for.

How full they are: pupils on roll divided by published capacity from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. Both figures cover every year group (including any sixth form). Treat the percentage as a rough guide to demand rather than the size of the Year 7 intake.

Hodge Hill Girls' School

Capacity
750 places
Pupils on roll
749
Full
100% (at or over capacity)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Birmingham (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Hodge Hill Girls' School catchment page

Lift Greenwood

Capacity
1,080 places
Pupils on roll
942
Full
87%
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Birmingham (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Lift Greenwood catchment page

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are only comparable between schools within the same year.

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