Hadley Wood

Summary

Hadley Wood (E02000025) is part of Barnet local authority (view on map). Hadley Wood has an approximate population of 8,500 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Hadley Wood neighbours High Barnet & Hadley, Oak Hill, Ducks Island & Underhill, New Barnet West, New Barnet Town & East Barnet, and Cockfosters & Hadley Wood.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Hadley Wood is the 14th least deprived area in Barnet (out of 42) with 29% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Barnet and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Hadley Wood, 18% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 24% in Barnet and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Hadley Wood % in Barnet % in England
Eligible for free school meals 18% 24% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 82% 76% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Hadley Wood, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Barnet, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Hadley Wood % in Barnet % in England
No special educational needs 81% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Hadley Wood, 37% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 52% in Barnet, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Hadley Wood % in Barnet % in England
White 61% 47% 67%
Asian 10% 16% 14%
Black 6% 10% 7%
Mixed 13% 12% 7%
Other 8% 12% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Hadley Wood with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 48% in Barnet, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Hadley Wood % in Barnet % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 48% 22%
Known or believed to be English 68% 52% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Hadley Wood has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Hadley Wood
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Hadley Wood since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Hadley Wood has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Hadley Wood
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Hadley Wood since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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