Cockshut Hill School

The school is built on the site of Cockshut Hill Council School which opened in 1937 for juniors and infants. Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments opened in 1941 and these became separate schools in 1945. The Junior and Infants Department was divided into two departments in 1943. The Infant Department closed in 1957 and the Junior Mixed Department closed in 1958. The former Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments later became Cockshut Hill Secondary School.

The school gained a specialism as a Technology College in the early 2000s and was renamed Cockshut Hill Technology College.

An Ofsted report of the school in December 2015 deemed the school to 'require improvement' overall. This was explained to be due to there not being "good enough teaching to ensure students make rapid gains in their learning", lessons "failing to stimulate and engage students" and also due to the fact "leaders have not effectively evaluated the impact of development work and initiatives".

Previously a community school administered by Birmingham City Council, in October 2016 Cockshut Hill Technology College converted to academy status and renamed Cockshut Hill School. The school is now sponsored by the Summit Learning Trust.[2]

Cockshut Hill is a fully developed nine-form entry 11-19 mixed comprehensive school situated to the southeast of Birmingham in a residential area near the border with Solihull. It serves mainly the Yardley, Sheldon and Acocks Green wards of the city. The school admits 270 pupils each year. The teaching staff is in excess of 90 and the large non-teaching staff includes campus personnel, finance officer, clerical staff, technicians, student support staff, teaching assistants and lunchtime supervisors.

The buildings are situated on one site in Cockshut Hill, with on-site tennis courts and a grass games area that is used for rugby during the winter and athletics during the summer. Local off site facilities are used for a wider variety of sporting activities. The college has its own extensive playing fields in Sedgmere Road and shares the use of the local Sedgmere Club facilities.

The teaching accommodation comprises a main two storey block, a single storey block and several additional groups of buildings. Departments are generally situated with their own specialist resources.

• Lee Carsley - Coventry City and Republic of Ireland midfielder.
• Andy Gallinagh - Cheltenham Town defender.
• Craig Gardner - Birmingham City. central midfielder.
• Mat Sadler - Shrewsbury Town left-back and former England U-16 and U-17 captain.
• Ben Turner - Coventry City central defender.
• Andy Whing - Oxford United full back.

• Cockshut Hill School official website