Brandwood End

Summary

Brandwood End (E02001944) is part of Birmingham local authority (view on map). Brandwood End has an approximate population of 8,100 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Brandwood End neighbours Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East, Brandwood North, Bournville East & Stirchley West, Brandwood East, Druids Heath, and Lifford & Walkers Heath.

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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

Brandwood End is the 22nd least deprived area in Birmingham (out of 132) with 36% 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 Brandwood End, 33% 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 Brandwood End % in Birmingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 33% 49% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 67% 51% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Brandwood End, 22% 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 Brandwood End % in Birmingham % in England
No special educational needs 78% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Brandwood End, 45% 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 Brandwood End % in Birmingham % in England
White 53% 28% 67%
Asian 19% 39% 14%
Black 8% 14% 7%
Mixed 14% 10% 7%
Other 3% 7% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Brandwood End 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 Brandwood End % in Birmingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 18% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 81% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Brandwood End has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Brandwood End
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Brandwood End, there have been 2 full inspections 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 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Brandwood End. 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 2 0 0 1 0 1

Childminders

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

Brandwood End has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Brandwood End
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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