Petts Wood

Summary

Petts Wood (E02000151) is part of Bromley local authority (view on map). Petts Wood has an approximate population of 7,600 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Petts Wood neighbours Chislehurst West & Elmstead, Chislehurst East & Hoblingwell Wood, Bickley East, St Mary Cray South, Orpington West, and Crofton.

Headlines

  • 6% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 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

Petts Wood is the least deprived area in Bromley (out of 39) with 6% of children living in low-income families, compared to 22% across Bromley and 38% nationally.

6% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Petts Wood, 4% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Bromley and 27% nationally.

4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Petts Wood % in Bromley % in England
Eligible for free school meals 4% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 96% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Petts Wood, 14% 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.

10% 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 Petts Wood % in Bromley % in England
No special educational needs 86% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Petts Wood, 30% 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 Petts Wood % in Bromley % in England
White 69% 60% 67%
Asian 17% 11% 14%
Black 1% 11% 7%
Mixed 11% 14% 7%
Other – 2% 3%
Not known – 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Petts Wood with English as an additional language is 13%, 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 Petts Wood % in Bromley % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 18% 22%
Known or believed to be English 86% 82% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Petts Wood has 21 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Petts Wood
All childcare providers 21
Childminders 12
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

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

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State-funded schools

Petts Wood has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Petts Wood
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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