Brent Valley

Summary

Brent Valley (E02000259) is part of Ealing local authority (view on map). Brent Valley has an approximate population of 6,600 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Brent Valley neighbours Greenford North, Greenford South, Cuckoo Park, Drayton Green & Cleveland, Norwood Green North & Windmill Park, and Hanwell.

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

Brent Valley is the 13th least deprived area in Ealing (out of 41) with 38% of children living in low-income families, compared to 49% across Ealing and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Brent Valley, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 31% in Ealing 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 Brent Valley % in Ealing % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 31% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 69% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Brent Valley, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Ealing, 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 Brent Valley % in Ealing % in England
No special educational needs 83% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 11% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Brent Valley, 50% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 74% in Ealing, 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 Brent Valley % in Ealing % in England
White 47% 27% 67%
Asian 10% 30% 14%
Black 12% 13% 7%
Mixed 15% 10% 7%
Other 13% 19% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Brent Valley with English as an additional language is 41%, compared with 58% in Ealing, 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 Brent Valley % in Ealing % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 41% 58% 22%
Known or believed to be English 59% 42% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Brent Valley has 11 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Brent Valley
All childcare providers 11
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In Brent Valley, 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 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

Brent Valley has 3 state-funded schools.

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

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

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