Kingsbury East

Summary

Kingsbury East (E02000094) is part of Brent local authority (view on map). Kingsbury East has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Kingsbury East neighbours Burnt Oak & Watling Park, West Hendon, Queensbury South, Kingsbury West, Kingsbury South, and Colindale West & South.

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  • 70% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 61% 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.
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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

Kingsbury East is the 15th least deprived area in Brent (out of 35) with 51% 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 Kingsbury East, 21% 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 Kingsbury East % in Brent % in England
Eligible for free school meals 21% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 79% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Kingsbury East, 15% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Brent, 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 Kingsbury East % in Brent % 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) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Kingsbury East, 70% 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.

70% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Kingsbury East % in Brent % in England
White 29% 25% 67%
Asian 32% 32% 14%
Black 14% 17% 7%
Mixed 9% 8% 7%
Other 14% 16% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Kingsbury East with English as an additional language is 61%, 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.

61% 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 Kingsbury East % in Brent % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 61% 64% 22%
Known or believed to be English 38% 36% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Kingsbury East has 8 registered childcare providers.

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

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

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong 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 Kingsbury 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 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 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 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

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

Kingsbury East has 3 state-funded schools.

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

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

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