Canonbury East & Mildmay Park

Summary

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park (E02000567) is part of Islington local authority (view on map). Canonbury East & Mildmay Park has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park neighbours Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin, Highbury, Newington Green, Highbury Fields, Islington North & Canonbury West, Islington East & Arlington, Dalston Kingsland, and De Beauvoir.

Headlines

  • 51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 9% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

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

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park is the 15th least deprived area in Islington (out of 23) with 57% of children living in low-income families, compared to 53% across Islington and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Canonbury East & Mildmay Park, 51% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 50% in Islington and 27% nationally.

51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Canonbury East & Mildmay Park % in Islington % in England
Eligible for free school meals 51% 50% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 49% 50% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Canonbury East & Mildmay Park, 27% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 24% in Islington, 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.

18% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England . In addition, 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 Canonbury East & Mildmay Park % in Islington % in England
No special educational needs 74% 76% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 18% 17% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 9% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Canonbury East & Mildmay Park, 57% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 61% in Islington, 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 Canonbury East & Mildmay Park % in Islington % in England
White 41% 40% 67%
Asian 7% 9% 14%
Black 22% 23% 7%
Mixed 21% 19% 7%
Other 7% 8% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Canonbury East & Mildmay Park with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 38% in Islington, 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 Canonbury East & Mildmay Park % in Islington % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 38% 22%
Known or believed to be English 67% 62% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Canonbury East & Mildmay Park
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Canonbury East & Mildmay Park since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park has no state-funded schools.

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