Crystal Palace Park

Summary

Crystal Palace Park (E02000131) is part of Bromley local authority (view on map). Crystal Palace Park has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Crystal Palace Park neighbours Penge East, Anerley North & Penge West, Crystal Palace Triangle, Gipsy Hill, Sydenham Wells, Lower Sydenham, and Sydenham Hill.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, 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

Crystal Palace Park is the 35th least deprived area in Bromley (out of 39) with 38% of children living in low-income families, compared to 22% across Bromley and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Crystal Palace Park, 31% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Bromley 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 Crystal Palace Park % in Bromley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 31% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 69% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Crystal Palace Park, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bromley, 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.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 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 Crystal Palace Park % in Bromley % in England
No special educational needs 82% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Crystal Palace Park, 61% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 40% in Bromley, 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 Crystal Palace Park % in Bromley % in England
White 36% 60% 67%
Asian 3% 11% 14%
Black 31% 11% 7%
Mixed 21% 14% 7%
Other 5% 2% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Crystal Palace Park with English as an additional language is 28%, compared with 18% in Bromley, 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 Crystal Palace Park % in Bromley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 18% 22%
Known or believed to be English 71% 82% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Crystal Palace Park has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Crystal Palace Park
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Crystal Palace Park, there have been 3 full inspections 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 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

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

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'urgent improvement' (of 3).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Crystal Palace Park. 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 0 0 1
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 0 1 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 0 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 0 0 1
Inclusion 1 0 0 0 0 1
Leadership and governance 3 0 0 2 0 1

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 2 0 0 2 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

Crystal Palace Park has no state-funded schools.

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