Lesney Farm & Colyers East

Summary

Lesney Farm & Colyers East (E02000074) is part of Bexley local authority (view on map). Lesney Farm & Colyers East has an approximate population of 8,900 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Lesney Farm & Colyers East neighbours Erith East, Erith West, Northumberland Heath, Slade Green & Crayford Marshes, Barnehurst North, Barnehurst South, and Crayford.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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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

Lesney Farm & Colyers East is the 25th least deprived area in Bexley (out of 28) with 45% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Bexley and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Lesney Farm & Colyers East, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 22% in Bexley 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 Lesney Farm & Colyers East % in Bexley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 22% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 78% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Lesney Farm & Colyers East, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Bexley, 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.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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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 Lesney Farm & Colyers East % in Bexley % in England
No special educational needs 76% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Lesney Farm & Colyers East, 47% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 48% in Bexley, 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 Lesney Farm & Colyers East % in Bexley % in England
White 51% 53% 67%
Asian 7% 15% 14%
Black 28% 18% 7%
Mixed 10% 11% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Lesney Farm & Colyers East with English as an additional language is 23%, compared with 23% in Bexley, 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 Lesney Farm & Colyers East % in Bexley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 23% 23% 22%
Known or believed to be English 77% 77% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Lesney Farm & Colyers East has 14 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Lesney Farm & Colyers East
All childcare providers 14
Childminders 11
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Lesney Farm & Colyers East, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Lesney Farm & Colyers East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Lesney Farm & Colyers East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Lesney Farm & Colyers East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Lesney Farm & Colyers East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Lesney Farm & Colyers East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Lesney Farm & Colyers East. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Lesney Farm & Colyers East has no state-funded schools.

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