Rectory Park & New Hall Valley

Summary

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley (E02001832) is part of Birmingham local authority (view on map). Rectory Park & New Hall Valley has an approximate population of 8,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley neighbours Little Sutton & Roughley, Sutton Coldfield North & Park, Reddicap Heath, Sutton Coldfield South & Central, Walmley, Wylde Green, and Minworth.

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  • 3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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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

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley is the 8th least deprived area in Birmingham (out of 132) with 16% 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 Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, 13% 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 Rectory Park & New Hall Valley % in Birmingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 13% 49% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 87% 51% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, 17% 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.

3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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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 Rectory Park & New Hall Valley % in Birmingham % in England
No special educational needs 84% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 3% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, 30% 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 Rectory Park & New Hall Valley % in Birmingham % in England
White 69% 28% 67%
Asian 14% 39% 14%
Black 5% 14% 7%
Mixed 9% 10% 7%
Other 2% 7% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley with English as an additional language is 13%, 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 Rectory Park & New Hall Valley % in Birmingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 87% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Rectory Park & New Hall Valley, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 0 1 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 0 1 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 0 1 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 1 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Rectory Park & New Hall Valley has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Rectory Park & New Hall Valley since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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