Hodge Hill Girls' School
Community secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Attainment 8
50
▲ 3.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
47.6%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.0%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.4
▲ 3.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
56.9%
▲ 30pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
29.7%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
100%
749 / 750 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jun 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Hodge Hill Girls' School is a secondary school located in Birmingham. The school caters for girls pupils aged 11 to 16 and currently has 749 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 750. The school is led by Mrs Sonia Adu.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Photography
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 103483
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Dancer | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Crehan | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Farhana Begum | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 · until 2030 | |
| Miss Marsha Green | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Faroom Bi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruksana Afzal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Taiba Adnan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ravinder Singh | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Suki Dhillon-Basra Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Siva Yogaiswaran Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Headteacher Sonia Adu Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record