Blackfen

Summary

Blackfen (E02000085) is part of Bexley local authority (view on map). Blackfen has an approximate population of 7,900 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Blackfen neighbours Welling, Falconwood, Danson Park, Lamorbey, and Albany Park.

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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

Blackfen is the 10th least deprived area in Bexley (out of 28) with 21% 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 Blackfen, 11% 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 Blackfen % in Bexley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 11% 22% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 89% 78% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Blackfen, 16% 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.

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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 Blackfen % in Bexley % in England
No special educational needs 84% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Blackfen, 30% 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 Blackfen % in Bexley % in England
White 69% 53% 67%
Asian 14% 15% 14%
Black 6% 18% 7%
Mixed 8% 11% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Blackfen with English as an additional language is 16%, 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 Blackfen % in Bexley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 16% 23% 22%
Known or believed to be English 84% 77% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Blackfen has 17 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Blackfen
All childcare providers 17
Childminders 16
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

In Blackfen, 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: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Blackfen. 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 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 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

Blackfen has 2 state-funded schools.

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

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

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