Hamstead Hall Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 1,173 pupils, part of Hamstead Hall Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 10 April 2024. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher of English (closes 23 November).
Head
Carla Tranter, Heads of School
Trust or group
Hamstead Hall Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,173 pupils · 41% girls · 38.4% eligible for free school meals · 47.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
167 (14.2%) on SEN support · 49 (4.2%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Reports to: Curriculum Leader/ SLT link Location: Hamstead Hall Academy Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full time / Part time Salary: MPS/UPSInspire a Love of English at…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
40.6
33.9%
2024/25
42.1
35.7%
2023/24
41.7
41.5%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
10 April 2024
Graded inspection
Good
22 January 2019
Short inspection
Remained Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
76.9
15.3
–
1
£46,649
2024/25
76.7
15.4
16%
2
£45,592
2023/24
66.7
17.8
18%
1
£47,740
2022/23
73.7
15.5
16%
0
£46,815
2021/22
73.3
15.4
12%
0
£44,081
2020/21
72.3
15.4
3%
0
£43,935
Earlier years (2013/14 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
76.5
14.5
12%
0
£42,202
2018/19
78.8
13.9
11%
0
£42,435
2017/18
78.3
13.9
12%
0
£40,883
2016/17
85.5
12.7
10%
0
£40,513
2015/16
89.7
12.0
11%
0
£39,707
2014/15
89.8
12.0
13%
0
£40,398
2013/14
87.7
12.4
12%
0
£40,288
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
5.7%
2.5%
14.8%
1.3%
2024/25
6.2%
2.5%
15.8%
1.6%
2023/24
7.2%
2.5%
22.3%
2.0%
2022/23
7.8%
1.8%
26.3%
1.9%
2021/22
8.0%
1.4%
25.8%
2.1%
2020/21
4.0%
0.7%
10.2%
0.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.0%
1.0%
13.3%
1.1%
2017/18
5.5%
1.1%
15.0%
1.3%
2016/17
5.5%
1.6%
14.2%
1.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching. Most often advertised: Attendance Officer, Reading Intervention Lead, Safeguarding Lead. Last advertised September 2026.
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