Kensal Green

Summary

Kensal Green (E02000125) is part of Brent local authority (view on map). Kensal Green has an approximate population of 9,700 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Kensal Green neighbours Roundwood Park, Brondesbury Park, Harlesden, Queens Park, Old Oak & Wormwood, and Golborne & Swinbrook.

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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

Kensal Green is the 2nd least deprived area in Brent (out of 35) with 30% 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 Kensal Green, 16% 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 Kensal Green % in Brent % in England
Eligible for free school meals 16% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 84% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Kensal Green, 19% 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 Kensal Green % in Brent % in England
No special educational needs 81% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Kensal Green, 49% 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 Kensal Green % in Brent % in England
White 49% 25% 67%
Asian 10% 32% 14%
Black 13% 17% 7%
Mixed 17% 8% 7%
Other 8% 16% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Kensal Green with English as an additional language is 36%, 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.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Kensal Green % in Brent % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 36% 64% 22%
Known or believed to be English 64% 36% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Kensal Green has 8 registered childcare providers.

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

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

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State-funded schools

Kensal Green has 1 state-funded school.

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

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

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