Belsize Park

Summary

Belsize Park (E02000176) is part of Camden local authority (view on map). Belsize Park has an approximate population of 6,000 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Belsize Park neighbours Mansfield Road & Park Hill Road, Fitzjohns & Royal Free, Adelaide Road, and Swiss Cottage.

Headlines

  • 5% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 52% 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

Belsize Park is the least deprived area in Camden (out of 27) with 5% of children living in low-income families, compared to 43% across Camden and 38% nationally.

5% 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 Belsize Park, 14% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 48% in Camden 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 Belsize Park % in Camden % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 48% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 52% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Belsize Park, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Camden, 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.

9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England . In addition, 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 Belsize Park % in Camden % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 9% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Belsize Park, 31% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 61% in Camden, 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 Belsize Park % in Camden % in England
White 63% 38% 67%
Asian 8% 19% 14%
Black 4% 16% 7%
Mixed 14% 15% 7%
Other 5% 8% 3%
Not known 6% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Belsize Park with English as an additional language is 52%, compared with 43% in Camden, and 22% nationally.

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

52% 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 Belsize Park % in Camden % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 52% 43% 22%
Known or believed to be English 48% 57% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Belsize Park has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Belsize Park
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

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

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State-funded schools

Belsize Park has no state-funded schools.

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