Hills Road is one of seven post-16 centres in the Cambridge Area 14-19 Partnership. The state-maintained secondary schools in the city and Village Colleges in the surrounding areas are the main feeder schools to the centre, although it attracts students from all over the county and further. Currently, about 85% of students come from the school's catchment area, and 80% of students are from state maintained schools. Hills Road is permanently over-subscribed. The college typically requires candidates to achieve a B/6 (although at least an A for science and maths courses) grade in a related GCSE to study an A-Level course, whereas the nearby Long Road Sixth Form College typically requires a C/4 grade for entry to AS courses.