Walsall North East

Summary

Walsall North East (E02002133) is part of Walsall local authority (view on map). Walsall North East has an approximate population of 6,900 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Walsall North East neighbours Rushall, Walsall Ryecroft, Aldridge South, Walsall East, Walsall Central, and Pheasey & Sutton Road.

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  • 68% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, 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

Walsall North East is the 20th least deprived area in Walsall (out of 39) with 54% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Walsall and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Walsall North East, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 40% in Walsall 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 Walsall North East % in Walsall % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 40% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 60% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Walsall North East, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Walsall, 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 Walsall North East % in Walsall % in England
No special educational needs 80% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Walsall North East, 68% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Walsall, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

68% 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 Walsall North East % in Walsall % in England
White 32% 53% 67%
Asian 40% 27% 14%
Black 10% 9% 7%
Mixed 15% 8% 7%
Other 3% 2% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Walsall North East with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 25% in Walsall, 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 Walsall North East % in Walsall % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 25% 22%
Known or believed to be English 68% 75% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Walsall North East has 6 registered childcare providers.

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

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Walsall North East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Walsall North East has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Walsall North East
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

In Walsall North East, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

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

Achievement: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Walsall North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

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

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

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Walsall North East. 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 schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 1 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 1 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 1 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 1 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 1 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 1 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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