Heart of Birmingham Vocational College

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionBirmingham

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Heart of Birmingham Vocational College is a special post 16 institution in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

328 - 332 Bromford Lane, Birmingham, B8 2SD0121 809 0666hbvc.ac.ukMrs Emma Clark head of educationAll details

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Places160

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m35712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate94 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average

Typical house price£235,000Birmingham

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Ward End Primary School	Council	500 m	878	Good 2024	50	Compare
Hodge Hill College	Council	580 m	1,193	Report card 2025	40	Compare
Braidwood School for the Deaf	Foundation special school	670 m	82	Not inspected	–	Compare
Hodge Hill Girls' School	Council	760 m	749	Report card 2026	70	Compare
Hodge Hill Primary School	Academy	880 m	651	Good 2023	24	Compare
Tame Valley Academy	Academy	0.7 miles	228	Good 2024	28	Compare
Sladefield Infant School	Council	0.7 miles	266	Good 2023	37	Compare
Washwood Heath Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	0.7 miles	109	Not inspected	–	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: 328 - 332 Bromford Lane, Birmingham, B8 2SD
Telephone: 0121 809 0666
Website: www.hbvc.ac.uk
Head of Education: Mrs Emma Clark
Type of school: Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase: Special school, ages 16-25
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Birmingham
Ward: Bromford & Hodge Hill
Constituency: Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 7 August 2014 (new provision)
URN: 141435 · LAESTAB 3307905 · UKPRN 10046840

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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