DEMOGRAPHICS SMETHWICK PROFILE () Working age population: 36624 resident Aged Under 16: 14,875 residents Aged 65+: 6487 residents EDUCATION Holly Lodge Foundation High School College of Gender Science Male : 18,129 (49.5%) residents Female : 18,495 (50.5%) residents Progress 8 score: 0.02 Attainment 8 score: 42.7 Ethnicity Maintained School, Ofsted Rating 2 (Good) White : 44% Sandwell Academy Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups: 5% Asian/Asian British: 37% Progress 8 score: -0.28 Black/Black British: 11% Attainment 8 score: 50.5 Other: 3% Academy, Ofsted Rating 1 (Outstanding)

Indices of deprivation: Shireland Collegiate Academy Top 23% of most deprived Smethwick Boundary Progress 8 score: 0.3 KS4 Schools Attainment 8 score: 46 EMPLOYMENT Academy, Ofsted Rating 1 (Outstanding) Strategic Jobs: 21,056 (59.7%) of Companies National Averages residents in employment Progress 8: 0.00 -1.9% Attainment 8: 48.5 Full-time employment 14,501 (68.9%) SANDWELL SCHOOL LEAVER Skills lacking among 16 year old school leavers UK Average: 71.8% DESTINATIONS in Sandwell Part-time employment • Sustained education Lack Numeracy and Literacy Skills 6,555 (31.1%) destinations (87%) Lack of life experience or maturity UK Average: 28.2% 3.1% • Sustained employment Poor attitude or lack of motivation destination (2%) Lack of common sense Unemployed Poor education • FE Colleges (40%) 3,686 (20.4%) Lack required skills or competencies • Apprenticeships (5%) UK Average: 7.6% -12.8% • State-funded sixth form 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% *Claimants: 1440 (3.9%) (34%) Sandwell BUSINESS 36 John A. Bates (Contractors) Limited Construction 37 Kaleidoscope Plus Group Education, Health

38 Keltruck Limited Wholesale & retail trade

Data Sources Resident Qualifications: Census 2011 Education: and Pupils their CharacteristicsSchools, GOV.UK: Destinations Keyof Stage and 4 Key Stage Pupils 2015 5 UKCES GOV.UK: Multiple of English IMD: Indices Deprivation 2015 78 Strategic Companies: 39 L.A. Metals Limited Metals & metal products Demographics: Ward ONS

40 Levine Brothers (Home Furnishings) Limited Wholesale & retail trade ID Company_name Major_sector 41 Lewisham Limited Wholesale & retail trade 1 A & M EDM Limited Metals & metal products 42 Linak-Uk Limited Wholesale & retail trade Survey Skills 2015 2 AJS Profiles Holdings Limited 43 M J C Motors Ltd Wholesale & retail trade 44 M. Barnwell Services Limited Wholesale & retail trade 3 Ambertex Limited Wholesale & retail trade 45 MDS Industries Ltd Construction 4 Apic UK Limited Metals & metal products 46 Metpro Limited Wholesale & retail trade 5 Arlec Fabrications Limited Metals & metal products Chemicals, rubber, plastics, non-metallic 6 Armon Limited Food, beverages, tobacco 47 MI Glass Limited products 7 Aurubis UK Ltd Metals & metal products 48 Michaels Chemist Limited Wholesale & retail trade 8 Avery Weigh-Tronix Limited Other services 49 Midshire Business Systems Limited Other services

50 Model Builders () Limited Construction - Bearwood Builders Supply CO. (Smethwick) level Mid 51 N.G. Limited Wholesale & retail trade 9 Limited Wholesale & retail trade 52 New Rose Limited Other services 10 Birmingham Plating Company Ltd. Construction 53 Neway Doors Limited Construction 11 BJ Cheese Packaging Ltd Wholesale & retail trade 54 O & P Fashion Fabrics Limited Wholesale & retail trade

12 Booze Factory (UK) Ltd. Wholesale & retail trade -

55 Orapi Applied Limited Wholesale & retail trade Year Population Estimates 13 Brooks England Limited Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 56 Orbit International PLC Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 14 Chanco (Garages) Limited Wholesale & retail trade 57 PAK Supermarket (Cape Hill) Limited Wholesale & retail trade 15 Cube Pharmacy Limited Wholesale & retail trade 58 Pargat & CO Limited Machinery, equipment, furniture, recycling Machinery, equipment, furniture, 59 Paul Structure Limited Construction 16 D.K. Rewinds Limited recycling Chemicals, rubber, plastics, non-metallic 17 Darcast Crankshafts Limited Metals & metal products 60 Polypack Polythene Limited products 18 Direct Personnel Midlands Limited Other services 19 Dpdgroup UK Ltd Transport 61 Priory Shutter & Door Company Limited(The) Construction 62 Professional Polishing Services Limited Metals & metal products 20 East End Foods PLC Wholesale & retail trade 63 Reca-Uk Ltd Wholesale & retail trade Chemicals, rubber, plastics, non-metallic 64 Rical Limited Metals & metal products 21 Eclipse Sprayers Limited products 65 S S Concrete MIX Ltd Construction 22 Empire Star Limited Wholesale & retail trade 66 Scheff Foods Limited Food, beverages, tobacco 23 European African Trading CO. Ltd Other services 67 SKR Retail Ltd Wholesale & retail trade 24 Fleetline Tyre Services Limited Wholesale & retail trade 68 Students Stay Limited Other services 25 Future Garments Limited Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 69 Studio JL Ltd Other services 26 Global Foods (Birmingham) Limited Wholesale & retail trade 70 T.C. Hayes Limited Wholesale & retail trade 71 The Albion Foundation Education, Health 27 Global Truck & Trailer Parts Limited Wholesale & retail trade 72 Toolsave Limited Wholesale & retail trade Indices of deprivation: 28 Global Wines (Birmingham) Limited Wholesale & retail trade Veli's Doner Kebab Manufacturers (Wholesale) 29 Goodwin & Price Limited Construction 73 Limited Wholesale & retail trade Top 0-20% most deprived: 30 H.Q. Foods Limited Wholesale & retail trade 74 Victoria Healthcare Limited Wholesale & retail trade 31 Hadley Industries PLC Metals & metal products 75 Warley Supermarket (UK) Limited Wholesale & retail trade 21 – 35% 32 Interlink Express Parcels Limited Transport 36 – 50 % 76 Albion Football Club Limited Other services 33 J.B. Langford & CO. Limited Other services 51 -65% 77 William Mitchell Calligraphy Limited Wholesale & retail trade 34 Jack Sharkey & Company Limited Wholesale & retail trade 66 – 89% 35 James Lister & Sons Limited Wholesale & retail trade 78 Yorkshire Mineral Company Limited Primary Sector (agriculture, mining, etc.) Least deprived 10%