Downhills Park

Summary

Downhills Park (E02000415) is part of Haringey local authority (view on map). Downhills Park has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Downhills Park neighbours Noel Park, Lordship Lane & Broadwater Farm, Wood Green South, Harringay Ladder North, Tottenham Green West, West Green & St Ann's, and Harringay East.

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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

Downhills Park is the 16th least deprived area in Haringey (out of 36) with 46% of children living in low-income families, compared to 52% across Haringey and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Downhills Park, 24% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Haringey 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 Downhills Park % in Haringey % in England
Eligible for free school meals 24% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 76% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Downhills Park, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Haringey, 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 Downhills Park % in Haringey % in England
No special educational needs 81% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Downhills Park, 46% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 54% in Haringey, 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 Downhills Park % in Haringey % in England
White 51% 46% 67%
Asian 9% 7% 14%
Black 16% 20% 7%
Mixed 14% 14% 7%
Other 7% 9% 3%
Not known 4% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Downhills Park with English as an additional language is 46%, compared with 43% in Haringey, 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 Downhills Park % in Haringey % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 46% 43% 22%
Known or believed to be English 53% 57% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Downhills Park has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Downhills Park
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Downhills Park, 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: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Downhills Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

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

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Downhills Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

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

Downhills Park has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Downhills Park
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 Downhills Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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