Sidcup West

Summary

Sidcup West (E02000090) is part of Bexley local authority (view on map). Sidcup West has an approximate population of 9,700 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Sidcup West neighbours Lamorbey, Albany Park, Longlands & Halfway, Sidcup East, Chislehurst North, and Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell 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

Sidcup West is the 12th least deprived area in Bexley (out of 28) with 23% 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 Sidcup West, 12% 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 Sidcup West % in Bexley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 12% 22% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 88% 78% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Sidcup West, 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 Sidcup West % in Bexley % in England
No special educational needs 83% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

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

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Sidcup West with English as an additional language is 18%, 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 Sidcup West % in Bexley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 18% 23% 22%
Known or believed to be English 82% 77% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Sidcup West has 24 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Sidcup West
All childcare providers 24
Childminders 9
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 15

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

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State-funded schools

Sidcup West has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Sidcup West
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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