Hillcrest School & Sixth Form Centre

Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre is a non-selective 11 – 18 girls’ school with approximately 650 students.  Girls are admitted in Years 7-11 (ages 11-16) and both boys and girls are admitted to our mixed Sixth Form Centre. The school is a member of The Oaks Collegiate, a close network of 10 Secondary and 7 Primary Schools in South-West Birmingham.   Hillcrest has well established systems and structures in place to support staff at all stages of their career journey.

Ofsted

In 2022, Ofsted graded the school as good.

'Pupils at Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre are hard-working , polite and welcoming.  They enjoy coming to school and achieve well.'

'Pupils want to do well.  They take pride in their work and behave consistently well in lessons.'

'At social times, pupils sit together in small groups, chatting calmly and pleasantly.' 

'Pupils benefit from a distinctive emphasis on what women can achieve'. (Ofsted, September 2022)

Values and vision

At Hillcrest, we provide each student with the opportunity to achieve their full potential in both academic and social terms, combining the best of traditional values with the very latest in teaching methods and technologies to inspire our students to succeed in everything they do. We have very high expectations of our students. Great emphasis is placed on: self-discipline and self-respect; hard work and achievement; and high standards of behaviour. We have a highly qualified team of staff committed to delivering quality education to all our students. We are proud to play our part in helping students become the thoughtful, caring, confident and well educated young adults of tomorrow.

Headteacher

Ms J A Davies BEd (Hons), NPQH