Clissold North

Summary

Clissold North (E02000352) is part of Hackney local authority (view on map). Clissold North has an approximate population of 6,800 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Clissold North neighbours Woodberry Down & Manor House, Stamford Hill West, Brownswood, Stoke Newington North, Clissold South, and Highbury.

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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

Clissold North is the 12th least deprived area in Hackney (out of 30) with 52% of children living in low-income families, compared to 64% across Hackney and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Clissold North, 31% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 48% in Hackney 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 Clissold North % in Hackney % in England
Eligible for free school meals 31% 48% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 69% 52% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Clissold North, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Hackney, 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.


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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 Clissold North % in Hackney % in England
No special educational needs 78% 77% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Clissold North, 42% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 63% in Hackney, 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 Clissold North % in Hackney % in England
White 55% 36% 67%
Asian 6.0% 11% 14%
Black 14% 30% 7.0%
Mixed 16% 14% 7.0%
Other 6.0% 6.0% 3.0%
Not known 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Clissold North with English as an additional language is 27%, compared with 39% in Hackney, 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 Clissold North % in Hackney % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 27% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 73% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Clissold North has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Clissold North
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

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

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State-funded schools

Clissold North has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Clissold North
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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Independent schools

Clissold North has 2 independent schools.

Type Number in Clissold North
All independent schools 2
Independent schools 1
Independent special schools 1

There have been no inspections of independent schools in Clissold North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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