Elm Park East

Summary

Elm Park East (E02000486) is part of Havering local authority (view on map). Elm Park East has an approximate population of 7,300 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Elm Park East neighbours Hornchurch, Hylands, Hacton, and Elm Park West.

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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

Elm Park East is the 12th least deprived area in Havering (out of 30) with 25% 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 Elm Park East, 14% 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 Elm Park East % in Havering % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Elm Park East, 18% 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 Elm Park East % in Havering % in England
No special educational needs 81% 84% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 11% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Elm Park East, 34% 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 Elm Park East % in Havering % in England
White 65% 59% 67%
Asian 16% 17% 14%
Black 7% 11% 7%
Mixed 9% 9% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Elm Park East with English as an additional language is 26%, 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 Elm Park East % in Havering % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 26% 27% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 73% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Elm Park East has 18 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Elm Park East
All childcare providers 18
Childminders 9
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

In Elm Park East, there have been 5 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: 3 were graded 'strong standard' (of 3).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 4 were graded 'strong standard' (of 4).

Children's welfare and well-being: 3 were graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 4).

Curriculum and teaching: 3 were graded 'strong standard' (of 3).

Inclusion: 3 were graded 'strong standard', and 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 4).

Leadership and governance: 3 were graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 5).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Elm Park East. 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 3 0 3 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 4 0 4 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 4 0 3 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 3 0 0 0
Inclusion 4 0 3 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 5 0 3 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 3 0 3 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 3 0 3 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 3 0 3 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 3 0 0 0
Inclusion 3 0 3 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 4 0 3 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

Elm Park East has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Elm Park East
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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