which school to choose for a non-native child near BWC hospital

[nakipos]

Hi Mums, I am about to move to Birmingham to work at Birmingham Children's Hospital. I have a five-year-old kid. What area do you suggest for living near a good primary school? Which school do you think is the best for a child whose native language is not English?

Are you hoping to move extremely close to the hospital - walking distance?

Generally speaking, the residential areas immediately surrounding the city centre tend to be poorer areas, and you need to head a little further out for the bigger houses etc. Public transport in Birmingham is generally very good.

You could search for primary schools near to the hospital (or near to the areas you're interested in living in, once you have decided) on the compare school performance website and on there you will be able to see information such as how many pupils are not native English speakers.

Birmingham is very multi-cultural, and it is common in many parts of the city and suburbs to have children from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds, with many languages spoken.

After a little search, I got that idea and totally agree with you.
Now we are looking for a houses near good schools in Solihul and sutton coldfield.
I think it's worth to take a little longer trips to work rather than living in a place close to city Centre but is non-family friendly.
Thank you for your comments and insights.

I’d suggest asking the local authority (council’s education department) which schools have places for the year group you need. It’s no good moving to a house near a good school if you can’t get a place

Or you could consider looking at South Birmingham and places such as Harborne, Selly Oak, Moseley, Kings Heath. Lots of good Schools with diverse communities with good train and bus links in to the city centre/hospital.