Birmingham's inadequate schools 2024: The 12 schools in Birmingham rated inadequate by Ofsted

There are more than a dozen inadequate schools in Birmingham, figures show, as new analysis exposes the gulf in school standards between the richest and poorest areas.

The Liberal Democrats said the Conservatives "have let our children down" after decimating funding to schools across England.

Analysis of Ofsted figures shows a significant disparity between the number of inadequate and outstanding schools in the poorest and richest areas.

In the West Midlands, 71 schools were rated inadequate as of December 31 – including 12 in Birmingham, including both primary and secondary. Of these, 35 were based in the 20% most deprived places, while just two were in the wealthiest 20% of areas.

Meanwhile, some 19% of the schools in the wealthiest neighbourhoods were rated outstanding, compared to just 15% of those in the most deprived places.

There was a reverse trend for inadequate schools, with 0.6% of the schools in the wealthiest rated as inadequate, compared to 4% of those in the poorest.

It means an inadequate school in the West Midlands is 7.6 times as likely to be in an area with the highest deprivation levels than in the lowest.

Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat education spokesperson, said: "Every child deserves a great education, no matter what their background is.

"Parents should not have to send their children to schools which have had their funding decimated by a Conservative Government that has lost interest in providing high-quality education."

A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Standards continue to rise with 90% of schools now judged to be good or outstanding last year, up from 68% in 2010. In the last year alone, 214,000 more children now attend good or outstanding schools.

"School funding is rising to £60.7 billion next year, the highest ever level in real terms per pupil. This includes pupil premium funding, which will rise to over £2.9 billion in 2024-25 in line with inflation.

"We have significantly increased support for disadvantaged pupils through the £1 billion National Tutoring Programme and by expanding our support so more than double the number of children receive free school meals than in 2010.

These are the Birmingham 12 schools currently rated inadequate by Ofsted.