Gravelly Hill

This summary reflects the Atlas' current understanding of the ward based on the evidence analysed so far.

Overview

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Summary

Based on the evidence currently available, Gravelly Hill appears connected to a small but varied set of civic assets centred on specialist education, disability support, faith-based community life and school-led participation. The clearest evidence of ward-level benefit comes through institutions rather than a broad network of independently evidenced local services: a citywide grant-maker has recently funded Queensbury School, while a music-therapy provider is linked to Spring Hill High School. At the same time, several organisations appear locally anchored through schools, worship venues or lodge life, but the precise ward geography of much of this activity remains uncertain.

Context

The available evidence identifies seven organisations associated with Gravelly Hill, alongside reviewed operational-geography records of varying confidence. It should not be treated as a complete map of civic life in the ward: the coverage record reports that no organisations have been counted as reviewed, despite operational evidence being available for the listed organisations. The ward's recorded employment-deprivation score was 23.1% in 2019, but the evidence does not include more recent deprivation data or a comparator for Birmingham or England.

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Profile

Political power: Labour and Co-operative Party

IMD: 23.1%

Civic organisations (7)

The Atlas has evidence of 7 organisations operating here.

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Discoveries involving organisations in this ward

The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving organisations in this ward yet.

Observations

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  • Specialist education may be an important route through which outside resources reach the ward

    The strongest direct evidence of recent benefit in Gravelly Hill is not a charity-run local service, but grant funding reaching Queensbury School. Clara Martineau Charity awarded Queensbury £17,000 in the year ended 31 March 2025 as part of a wider Birmingham programme supporting residential education and recreational or leisure experiences for young people with special educational needs. This suggests that specialist schools may function as important civic gateways: they can bring citywide charitable resources into the ward, even where the funder has no permanent local base.

    Why it matters

    This distinction matters because a ward can benefit materially from civic infrastructure that is organised elsewhere. It may be worth exploring whether Queensbury School has relationships with other local organisations, families or community venues that could extend the value of this funding beyond the immediate school setting.

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    • Clara Martineau Charity, Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025:
      The grants-awarded note lists a £17,000 grant to Queensbury, within £160,429 of approved grants for residential education and recreational or leisure experiences for young people with special educational needs.

    • Birmingham City Council, Queensbury School directory record:
      Queensbury School is listed in the Gravelly Hill ward.

    • Charity Commission for England and Wales, Clara Martineau Charity:
      The charity has no employees and does not own or lease land or property; its Birmingham correspondence address is therefore administrative rather than evidence of a ward-based service site.

  • There are signs of a potentially complementary support network for children and young people with additional needs, but its local connections are not yet visible

    Two separate strands of evidence point towards specialist support for children and young people in or associated with Gravelly Hill. Clara Martineau Charity funded Queensbury School, while Spring Hill High School identifies a Music Therapy Works therapist delivering individual and small-group sessions. Jaffray Property Solutions is also connected to care, housing and community services for people with developmental difficulties, although the available evidence does not establish that its Erdington sites fall within the ward. These organisations may occupy complementary positions across education, therapeutic support, care and family life, but no partnership between them is evidenced.

    Why it matters

    If these strands are connected only informally, families may have to navigate education, therapy, residential care and community support separately. A useful question is whether specialist schools, therapeutic providers and disability-support organisations already share referral routes, space, family engagement or transition planning—and, if not, whether there is an opportunity to build those links.

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    • Clara Martineau Charity, Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025:
      The charity awarded £17,000 to Queensbury for work within its programme supporting young people with special educational needs.

    • Spring Hill High School, Intervention Team:
      The school identifies Abby Stain, a senior executive and music therapist for Music Therapy Works, and describes individual and small-group music-therapy sessions for students.

    • Department for Education, Get Information About Schools: Spring Hill High School:
      The establishment record identifies Spring Hill High School's ward as Gravelly Hill.

    • Charity Commission — Jaffray Property Solutions annual-report material:
      Jaffray Property Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jaffray Care Society and reported continued provision of nursing, residential, supported-living and community services for people with developmental difficulties.

  • Much of the apparent local civic infrastructure is venue-based and relationship-based rather than visibly service-networked

    The available evidence suggests several organisations are rooted in particular institutions: the School Parent Family Association is embedded in SS Peter & Paul Catholic Primary School; The Church of God in Birmingham runs worship, prayer and age-specific groups from Alleyne Road Christian Centre; and Yenton Lodge is based at Yenton Assembly Rooms. These are potentially durable places for relationship-building, volunteering and informal support. However, the evidence mainly demonstrates activity at each organisation's own base, not collaboration between them or a shared neighbourhood-wide support system.

    Why it matters

    Schools, worship settings and member-led associations can be important civic connectors precisely because people return to them regularly. The opportunity may be less about creating new provision than about understanding whether existing venues could share information, welcome groups with different needs, or make referral pathways more visible.

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    • PTA Events – School Parent Family Association profile and purchase terms:
      The SPFA identifies SS Peter & Paul Catholic Primary School as its place of business.

    • The Church of God in Birmingham, 'Our church' page:
      The church lists regular worship, Bible teaching and prayer, alongside term-time toddler, children's and youth groups at Alleyne Road Christian Centre in Birmingham.

    • Yenton Lodge 3484, About Us:
      Yenton Lodge describes itself as based in Erdington and identifies Yenton Assembly Rooms in Gravelly Hill as its Masonic home.

    • Charity Commission register, Yenton Lodge No 3484 Benevolent Fund:
      The Fund makes donations to masonic and local charities, with grants directed by the associated Lodge.

  • Employment-related civic support is notably absent from the available picture, despite recorded employment deprivation

    None of the organisations currently evidenced in connection with Gravelly Hill is principally focused on employment, training into work, job brokerage, debt support linked to work, or employer engagement. This stands out because the ward's recorded employment-deprivation score was 23.1% in 2019. The absence may indicate an overlooked opportunity for local institutions already working with children, families, worshippers or disabled people to connect residents with employment-related advice and support. It does not, however, establish that such support is unavailable in practice.

    Why it matters

    Employment deprivation is often experienced through households rather than isolated individuals. School communities, faith settings and disability-support providers may encounter the effects of insecure work or unemployment even when employment support is delivered elsewhere. Understanding where residents currently go for help could reveal either an unrecognised local partnership network or a meaningful access gap.

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    • IMD: Employment - score (%), Gravelly Hill, 2019:
      Gravelly Hill recorded an employment-deprivation score of 23.1%.

    • Organisation records currently available for Gravelly Hill:
      The listed organisations focus on special educational needs, faith activities, disability care and housing, school fundraising, music therapy, and charitable grant-making rather than employment-focused support.

    Remaining uncertainties

  • The evidence does not provide a complete civic map of Gravelly Hill, and the coverage record is inconsistent with the presence of operational-geography assessments for the listed organisations.
  • Several organisations have an Erdington or Birmingham connection, but their precise relationship to Gravelly Hill ward is low-confidence or unconfirmed; administrative and correspondence addresses should not be treated as delivery locations.
  • There is little evidence of formal partnerships, shared referral routes, shared venues or joint projects between the organisations identified.
  • The evidence does not show who uses these services, whether residents experience barriers to access, or whether provision reaches communities not represented in the available records.
  • The employment-deprivation evidence is from 2019 and cannot establish current conditions or the adequacy of current employment support.

    Additional evidence needed

  • A current, ward-level account of active community organisations, informal groups, resident-led activity and public-sector services, including organisations not registered as charities.
  • Confirmation from Queensbury School, Spring Hill High School and Music Therapy Works about current programmes, the sites where activity occurs, and any partner or referral relationships.
  • Current information from schools, faith venues, disability-support providers and local residents on unmet needs, especially around family support, transitions for young people with additional needs and employment-related advice.
  • A current grant-recipient schedule from Clara Martineau Charity and grant information from Yenton Lodge No 3484 Benevolent Fund, including recipient locations and purposes.
  • More recent deprivation data and locally relevant evidence on employment, income insecurity and access to employment support.