Ashmore Park

Summary

Ashmore Park (E02002153) is part of Wolverhampton local authority (view on map). Ashmore Park has an approximate population of 7,600 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Ashmore Park neighbours Ashmore, Wednesfield North East, and Featherstone East & Essington.

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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

Ashmore Park is the 16th least deprived area in Wolverhampton (out of 33) with 54% of children living in low-income families, compared to 53% across Wolverhampton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Ashmore Park, 37% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 47% in Wolverhampton 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 Ashmore Park % in Wolverhampton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 37% 47% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 63% 53% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Ashmore Park, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Wolverhampton, 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 Ashmore Park % in Wolverhampton % in England
No special educational needs 81% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Ashmore Park, 27% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 59% in Wolverhampton, 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 Ashmore Park % in Wolverhampton % in England
White 73% 41% 67%
Asian 8% 28% 14%
Black 7% 15% 7%
Mixed 11% 13% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Ashmore Park with English as an additional language is 12%, compared with 31% in Wolverhampton, 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 Ashmore Park % in Wolverhampton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 12% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Ashmore Park has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Ashmore Park
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

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

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State-funded schools

Ashmore Park has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Ashmore Park
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 1
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 Ashmore Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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