Dixons Green

Summary

Dixons Green (E02002014) is part of Dudley local authority (view on map). Dixons Green has an approximate population of 8,500 people, of which 24% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Dixons Green neighbours Kates Hill, New Dock & Eve Hill, Netherton, and Rowley West.

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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

Dixons Green is the 34th least deprived area in Dudley (out of 43) with 57% of children living in low-income families, compared to 43% across Dudley and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Dixons Green, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Dudley 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 Dixons Green % in Dudley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Dixons Green, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Dudley, 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 Dixons Green % in Dudley % in England
No special educational needs 80% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Dixons Green, 59% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 30% in Dudley, 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 Dixons Green % in Dudley % in England
White 40% 70% 67%
Asian 37% 12% 14%
Black 11% 5% 7%
Mixed 9% 9% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Dixons Green with English as an additional language is 29%, compared with 13% in Dudley, 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 Dixons Green % in Dudley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 29% 13% 22%
Known or believed to be English 71% 87% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Dixons Green has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Dixons Green
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

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

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State-funded schools

Dixons Green has 2 state-funded schools.

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

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

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