Longbridge North

Summary

Longbridge North (E02001950) is part of Birmingham local authority (view on map). Longbridge North has an approximate population of 8,500 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Longbridge North neighbours Allens Cross, Northfield Victoria Common, Turves Green, Longbridge South, and West 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

Longbridge North is the 29th least deprived area in Birmingham (out of 132) with 39% 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 Longbridge North, 34% 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 Longbridge North % in Birmingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 49% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 51% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Longbridge North, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Birmingham, and 21% 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 Longbridge North % in Birmingham % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Longbridge North, 36% 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 Longbridge North % in Birmingham % in England
White 61% 28% 67%
Asian 7.0% 39% 14%
Black 13% 14% 7.0%
Mixed 13% 10% 7.0%
Other 3.0% 7.0% 3.0%
Not known 3.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Longbridge North with English as an additional language is 14%, 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 Longbridge North % in Birmingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 14% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 85% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Longbridge North has 6 registered childcare providers.

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

In Longbridge North, 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 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Longbridge North. 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 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

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 wellbeing 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

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

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

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State-funded schools

Longbridge North has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Longbridge North
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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Independent schools

Longbridge North has no independent schools.

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