South Park

Summary

South Park (E02000396) is part of Hammersmith and Fulham local authority (view on map). South Park has an approximate population of 6,900 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

South Park neighbours Parsons Green East & Eel Brook Common, Parsons Green West, Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, and Fulham Palace & Hurlingham Park.

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  • 9% of pupils have an EHC plan, 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

South Park is the 11th least deprived area in Hammersmith and Fulham (out of 25) with 29% 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 South Park, 37% 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 South Park % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 37% 32% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 63% 68% 73%

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Special educational needs

In South Park, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hammersmith and Fulham, 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.

9% of pupils have an EHC plan, 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 South Park % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
No special educational needs 76% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 9% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In South Park, 53% 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 South Park % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
White 41% 39% 67%
Asian 6% 9% 14%
Black 19% 20% 7%
Mixed 19% 15% 7%
Other 9% 12% 3%
Not known 5% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in South Park with English as an additional language is 34%, 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 South Park % in Hammersmith and Fulham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 34% 40% 22%
Known or believed to be English 66% 60% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

South Park has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in South Park
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In South Park, there have been 2 full inspections 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: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

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

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in South Park. 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 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 1 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

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 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 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

South Park has 2 state-funded schools.

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

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

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