Queensbury South

Summary

Queensbury South (E02000093) is part of Brent local authority (view on map). Queensbury South has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Queensbury South neighbours Burnt Oak & Watling Park, Kingsbury East, Kingsbury West, Edgware West, Queensbury East, Queensbury West, and Kenton East.

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  • 7% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 71% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

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

Queensbury South is the 9th least deprived area in Brent (out of 35) with 47% of children living in low-income families, compared to 59% across Brent and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Queensbury South, 17% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Brent 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 Queensbury South % in Brent % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Queensbury South, 12% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Brent, and 21% 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 are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 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 Queensbury South % in Brent % in England
No special educational needs 88% 82% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 7% 12% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 6%

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Ethnicity

In Queensbury South, 62% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 75% in Brent, 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 Queensbury South % in Brent % in England
White 37% 25% 67%
Asian 37% 32% 14%
Black 8% 17% 7%
Mixed 7% 8% 7%
Other 10% 16% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Queensbury South with English as an additional language is 71%, compared with 64% in Brent, and 22% nationally.

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

71% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Queensbury South % in Brent % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 71% 64% 22%
Known or believed to be English 29% 36% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Queensbury South has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Queensbury South
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

In Queensbury South, 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 Queensbury South 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 Queensbury South 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 Queensbury South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Queensbury South so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Queensbury South 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 Queensbury South. 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

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

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 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Queensbury South has 3 state-funded schools.

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

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

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