This term will end on Friday 11 April at 12.30 pm. 

School will re-open again for students on Monday 28 April 2025 with registration at 08.45am.

The school is closed during the half-term holidays.

We wish all of our students and their families a safe and relaxing break and look forward to seeing you when we re-open on Monday 24 February 2025 at 08:45am.

If you have a safeguarding concern, please refer to the useful links below to access the support you may need. 

If you are a student and/or parent and are in need of additional support for your well-being or mental health, please refer any of the organisations below:

Kooth - https://www.kooth.com/

Forward Thinking Birmingham - https://forwardthinkingbirmingham.nhs.uk/ or ring 0300 300 0099

Young Minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

You can also use the Waiting Room to find information on a range of support services in Birmingham, including housing and financial support -   https://the-waitingroom.org/

If you require immediate assistance, please contact the Samaritans or call 999 in an emergency. If you require support from Birmingham Children's Services please ring 0121 303 1888. 

Additionally, you can access further support by visiting http://www.hillcrest.bham.sch.uk/keeping-children-safe

Some of our Yr 10 & 11 students exploring @KebleOxford, learning about future opportunities, gaining tips and advice for GCSE study, applying to University of Oxford and other competitive higher education institutions.

We are delighted at Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre to again be named in the Top 10 Highest Performing Comprehensive Schools in the West Midlands by The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025. Congratulations to our wonderful students, staff, governors and the wider Hillcrest community.

The English department have teamed up with Bookbuzz and presented each year 7 student with a reading book from a list of 16 fantastic titles. Thank you to the sixth formers for wrapping each book - a great gift for Christmas!