Brandhall
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Brandhall is a suburb of Oldbury
in the south-west of Sandwell
near the borders with Birmingham
and Halesowen
in the West Midlands
. The development of the area commenced during the 1930s with the construction of several hundred private houses along the Hagley Road and Wolverhampton Road, as well as several side roads leading off the main dual carriageways. However, most of Brandhall was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when several thousand council house
s, flats and bungalows were built by Oldbury Council. Some of the high-rise flats in Brandhall have recently been demolished and in their place housing association
s have built new low-rise homes. Brandhall is growing to be a more popular place due to the construction of new facilities, such as a local supermarket and a doctor's surgery.
Brandhall (along with the rest of the Oldbury borough, and the neighbouring boroughs of Smethwick
and Rowley Regis
) became part of the County Borough of Warley
in 1966, but this arrangement lasted just eight years until Warley merged with West Bromwich
to form Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in 1974.
Brandhall is home to two primary schools, Perryfields Primary School and Brandhall Primary School.
A secondary school, Perryfields High School, also serves the estate, and is situated in the west of the area near the border with Halesowen
. It has served the local community since the 1950s, first as a secondary modern school and now as a comprehensive school with Mathematics and Computing College status, providing education for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16. The current headteacher is Mr. Dai Meredith.
In 2007, it was the second highest ranking secondary school in Sandwell, with 48% of pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above.[1]
The school won the Diana Princess of Wales Anti-Bullying Award for its policy on tackling bullying.
Oldbury, West Midlands
Oldbury is a town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell.-Local government:...
in the south-west of Sandwell
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
near the borders with Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
. The development of the area commenced during the 1930s with the construction of several hundred private houses along the Hagley Road and Wolverhampton Road, as well as several side roads leading off the main dual carriageways. However, most of Brandhall was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when several thousand council house
Council house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
s, flats and bungalows were built by Oldbury Council. Some of the high-rise flats in Brandhall have recently been demolished and in their place housing association
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...
s have built new low-rise homes. Brandhall is growing to be a more popular place due to the construction of new facilities, such as a local supermarket and a doctor's surgery.
Brandhall (along with the rest of the Oldbury borough, and the neighbouring boroughs of Smethwick
Smethwick
Smethwick is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the edge of the city of Birmingham, within the historic boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire....
and Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to...
) became part of the County Borough of Warley
County Borough of Warley
Warley was a county borough and civil parish forming part of the West Midlands conurbation, England, and geographical county of Worcestershire. It was formed in 1966 by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Rowley Regis Warley was a...
in 1966, but this arrangement lasted just eight years until Warley merged with West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
to form Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in 1974.
Brandhall is home to two primary schools, Perryfields Primary School and Brandhall Primary School.
A secondary school, Perryfields High School, also serves the estate, and is situated in the west of the area near the border with Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
. It has served the local community since the 1950s, first as a secondary modern school and now as a comprehensive school with Mathematics and Computing College status, providing education for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16. The current headteacher is Mr. Dai Meredith.
In 2007, it was the second highest ranking secondary school in Sandwell, with 48% of pupils gaining 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above.[1]
The school won the Diana Princess of Wales Anti-Bullying Award for its policy on tackling bullying.