Blackheath Standard & Village

Summary

Blackheath Standard & Village (E02000333) is part of Greenwich local authority (view on map). Blackheath Standard & Village has an approximate population of 6,200 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Blackheath Standard & Village neighbours Westcombe Park & Maze Hill, Hornfair Park, Kidbrooke North, Blackheath Village, Kidbrooke South, and Greenwich Town & Park.

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  • 22% of pupils are receiving SEN support, 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

Blackheath Standard & Village is the 4th least deprived area in Greenwich (out of 35) with 22% 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 Blackheath Standard & Village, 25% 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 Blackheath Standard & Village % in Greenwich % in England
Eligible for free school meals 25% 33% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 75% 67% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Blackheath Standard & Village, 26% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 24% in Greenwich, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

22% of pupils are receiving SEN support, 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 Blackheath Standard & Village % in Greenwich % in England
No special educational needs 73% 76% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 22% 18% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 6%

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Ethnicity

In Blackheath Standard & Village, 40% 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 Blackheath Standard & Village % in Greenwich % in England
White 57% 41% 67%
Asian 7% 11% 14%
Black 14% 28% 7%
Mixed 16% 14% 7%
Other 3% 3% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Blackheath Standard & Village with English as an additional language is 19%, 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 Blackheath Standard & Village % in Greenwich % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 19% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 79% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Blackheath Standard & Village has 11 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Blackheath Standard & Village
All childcare providers 11
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 8

In Blackheath Standard & Village, 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 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

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State-funded schools

Blackheath Standard & Village has no state-funded schools.

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