HILLCREST SCHOOL
- STONEHOUSE LANE
B32 3AE BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS
Phone: 0121 464 3172
Fax: 0121 428 1075
E-mail: Send messagewww.hillcrest.bham.sch.uk
Short profile:
A Specialist Maths and Computing College and Sixth Form Centre with a proven record of outstanding success and achievement OFSTED 2009 Grade1
Detailed description:
"Hillcrest is an inclusive school providing an outstanding range of opportunities for all its students."
"A very wide range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities complement the formal curriculum." (Ofsted 2009)
The 'Quality in Study Support' Award recognises the range of activities offered to students through our Out of Hours Learning Programme.
Before School ICT facilities with staff support and Study Zone.
Lunchtime - Environmental Club, Pod Casting, Poetry Club, Sports, Dance, Drama and Music, Puzzle Club and Coursework support.
After School - Football, Netball, Athletics, Spanish, Ensembles, Steel Pans, ICT.
Holiday Provision - Summer Schools, Coursework, Booster and Revision sessions.
Curriculum Visits - locally, nationally and internationally e.g. theatres, London Museums, Outdoor Pursuits, France, Germany, Spain and USA.
GIR reward trips.
Free peripatetic music tuition.
Extended school activities e.g. evening community badminton and tennis.
Students are able to study Biology, Physics and Chemistry as separate subjects for GCSE and A level.
All students learn a MFL in years 7 - 9. Key Stage 4 students study French, German, Spanish or a combination.
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