Harold Hill East

Summary

Harold Hill East (E02000467) is part of Havering local authority (view on map). Harold Hill East has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 27% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Harold Hill East neighbours Dagnam Park & Noak Hill, Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Harold Hill West, and Harold Park & Harold Wood.

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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

Harold Hill East is the 29th least deprived area in Havering (out of 30) with 54% of children living in low-income families, compared to 32% across Havering and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Harold Hill East, 40% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Havering 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 Harold Hill East % in Havering % in England
Eligible for free school meals 40% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 60% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Harold Hill East, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 16% in Havering, 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 Harold Hill East % in Havering % in England
No special educational needs 79% 84% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 11% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Harold Hill East, 41% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 41% in Havering, 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 Harold Hill East % in Havering % in England
White 57% 59% 67%
Asian 9% 17% 14%
Black 21% 11% 7%
Mixed 10% 9% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Harold Hill East with English as an additional language is 30%, compared with 27% in Havering, 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 Harold Hill East % in Havering % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 30% 27% 22%
Known or believed to be English 69% 73% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Harold Hill East has 16 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Harold Hill East
All childcare providers 16
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 11

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Harold Hill East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Harold Hill East has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Harold Hill East
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 Harold Hill East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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