Stoke Newington South

Summary

Stoke Newington South (E02000358) is part of Hackney local authority (view on map). Stoke Newington South has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Stoke Newington South neighbours Stoke Newington North, Hackney Downs, Clissold South, Amhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Dalston East, Newington Green, and Dalston Kingsland.

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  • 43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, 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

Stoke Newington South is the 13th least deprived area in Hackney (out of 30) with 53% 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 Stoke Newington South, 43% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 48% in Hackney and 27% nationally.

43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Stoke Newington South % in Hackney % in England
Eligible for free school meals 43% 48% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 57% 52% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Stoke Newington South, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Hackney, 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 Stoke Newington South % in Hackney % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Stoke Newington South, 60% 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 Stoke Newington South % in Hackney % in England
White 38% 36% 67%
Asian 12% 11% 14%
Black 27% 30% 7%
Mixed 14% 14% 7%
Other 7% 6% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Stoke Newington South with English as an additional language is 38%, 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 Stoke Newington South % in Hackney % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 38% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 62% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Stoke Newington South has 12 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Stoke Newington South
All childcare providers 12
Childminders 9
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Stoke Newington South, 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 'expected 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 Stoke Newington South. 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 0 1 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

Stoke Newington South has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Stoke Newington South
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Stoke Newington South since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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