Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park

Summary

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park (E02001900) is part of Birmingham local authority (view on map). Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park has an approximate population of 6,800 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park neighbours Edgbaston North, Sparkbrook North, Edgbaston South & University, Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road, Moor Green & Cannon Hill, Attwood Green & Park Central, Digbeth, and Five Ways North.

Headlines

  • 51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 87% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 55% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 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

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park is the 45th least deprived area in Birmingham (out of 132) with 48% 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 Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park, 51% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 49% in Birmingham and 27% nationally.

51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park % in Birmingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 51% 49% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 49% 51% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park, 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 Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park % in Birmingham % in England
No special educational needs 81% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park, 87% 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.

87% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park % in Birmingham % in England
White 11% 28% 67%
Asian 30% 39% 14%
Black 25% 14% 7%
Mixed 13% 10% 7%
Other 20% 7% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park with English as an additional language is 55%, 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.

55% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park % in Birmingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 55% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 45% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park has no state-funded schools.

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