Reddicap Heath

Summary

Reddicap Heath (E02001831) is part of Birmingham local authority (view on map). Reddicap Heath has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Reddicap Heath neighbours Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, and Walmley.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Reddicap Heath is the 23rd least deprived area in Birmingham (out of 132) with 37% of children living in low-income families, compared to 62% across Birmingham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Reddicap Heath, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 49% in Birmingham and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Reddicap Heath % in Birmingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 49% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 51% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Reddicap Heath, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Birmingham, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Reddicap Heath % in Birmingham % in England
No special educational needs 82% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Reddicap Heath, 38% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 72% in Birmingham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Reddicap Heath % in Birmingham % in England
White 61% 28% 67%
Asian 16% 39% 14%
Black 8% 14% 7%
Mixed 11% 10% 7%
Other 3% 7% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Reddicap Heath with English as an additional language is 18%, compared with 40% in Birmingham, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Reddicap Heath % in Birmingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 18% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 82% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Reddicap Heath has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Reddicap Heath
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Reddicap Heath since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Reddicap Heath has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Reddicap Heath
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Reddicap Heath since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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