Shooters Hill

Summary

Shooters Hill (E02000332) is part of Greenwich local authority (view on map). Shooters Hill has an approximate population of 7,300 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Shooters Hill neighbours Woolwich South, Woolwich Common, Plumstead South, Kidbrooke North, and Eltham North.

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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

Shooters Hill is the 8th least deprived area in Greenwich (out of 35) with 30% of children living in low-income families, compared to 41% across Greenwich and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Shooters Hill, 22% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 33% in Greenwich 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 Shooters Hill % in Greenwich % in England
Eligible for free school meals 22% 33% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 78% 67% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Shooters Hill, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 24% in Greenwich, 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 Shooters Hill % in Greenwich % in England
No special educational needs 79% 76% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 18% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Shooters Hill, 52% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Greenwich, 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 Shooters Hill % in Greenwich % in England
White 46% 41% 67%
Asian 9% 11% 14%
Black 23% 28% 7%
Mixed 18% 14% 7%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Shooters Hill with English as an additional language is 22%, compared with 31% in Greenwich, 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 Shooters Hill % in Greenwich % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 22% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 77% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Shooters Hill has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Shooters Hill
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

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

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State-funded schools

Shooters Hill has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Shooters Hill
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 Shooters Hill since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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