Sands End & Chelsea Harbour

Summary

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour (E02000394) is part of Hammersmith and Fulham local authority (view on map). Sands End & Chelsea Harbour has an approximate population of 9,500 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour neighbours Parsons Green East & Eel Brook Common, South Park, Chelsea Riverside West, and St Mary's & Cotton Row.

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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

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour is the 14th least deprived area in Hammersmith and Fulham (out of 25) with 36% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Hammersmith and Fulham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, 30% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 32% in Hammersmith and Fulham 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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 30% 32% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 70% 68% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hammersmith and Fulham, 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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
No special educational needs 77% 80% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 14% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7.0% 6.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, 63% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 60% in Hammersmith and Fulham, 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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
White 34% 39% 67%
Asian 7.0% 9.0% 14%
Black 19% 20% 7.0%
Mixed 23% 15% 7.0%
Other 15% 12% 3.0%
Not known 3.0% 4.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Sands End & Chelsea Harbour with English as an additional language is 38%, compared with 40% in Hammersmith and Fulham, 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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 38% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 62% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Sands End & Chelsea Harbour
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, 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 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour. 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 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 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 wellbeing 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 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 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

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State-funded schools

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Sands End & Chelsea Harbour
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 Sands End & Chelsea Harbour since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Sands End & Chelsea Harbour has no independent schools.

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