Willenhall Park

Summary

Willenhall Park (E02002134) is part of Walsall local authority (view on map). Willenhall Park has an approximate population of 9,300 people, of which 23% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Willenhall Park neighbours Short Heath West, Willenhall Town, Wednesfield Town, Bilston North West, and Bilston North East.

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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

Willenhall Park is the 24th least deprived area in Walsall (out of 39) with 60% 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 Willenhall Park, 41% 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 Willenhall Park % in Walsall % in England
Eligible for free school meals 41% 40% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 59% 60% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Willenhall Park, 19% 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 Willenhall Park % in Walsall % in England
No special educational needs 80% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Willenhall Park, 43% 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.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Willenhall Park % in Walsall % in England
White 56% 53% 67%
Asian 22% 27% 14%
Black 9% 9% 7%
Mixed 11% 8% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Willenhall Park with English as an additional language is 21%, 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 Willenhall Park % in Walsall % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 21% 25% 22%
Known or believed to be English 79% 75% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Willenhall Park has 1 registered childcare provider.

Type Number in Willenhall Park
All childcare providers 1
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 0

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

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State-funded schools

Willenhall Park has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Willenhall Park
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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