Notting Hill Gate

Summary

Notting Hill Gate (E02000582) is part of Kensington and Chelsea local authority (view on map). Notting Hill Gate has an approximate population of 6,700 people, of which 13% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Notting Hill Gate neighbours Portobello, Notting Hill West, Notting Hill South, Westbourne Grove, and Queensway.

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  • 14% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% least deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England) – see more.
  • 58% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, 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

Notting Hill Gate is the 10th least deprived area in Kensington and Chelsea (out of 21) with 14% of children living in low-income families, compared to 26% across Kensington and Chelsea and 38% nationally.

14% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it in the 10% least deprived areas (based on income deprivation among children in England).

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Notting Hill Gate, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 37% in Kensington and Chelsea 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 Notting Hill Gate % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 37% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 63% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Notting Hill Gate, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Kensington and Chelsea, and 21% 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 Notting Hill Gate % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
No special educational needs 82% 80% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 15% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Notting Hill Gate, 49% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 61% in Kensington and Chelsea, 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 Notting Hill Gate % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
White 45% 38% 67%
Asian 7.0% 6.0% 14%
Black 10% 17% 7.0%
Mixed 21% 19% 7.0%
Other 12% 15% 3.0%
Not known 5.0% 4.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Notting Hill Gate with English as an additional language is 58%, compared with 44% in Kensington and Chelsea, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

58% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Notting Hill Gate % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 58% 44% 22%
Known or believed to be English 42% 56% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Notting Hill Gate has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Notting Hill Gate
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Notting Hill Gate, 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: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Notting Hill Gate. 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 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 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 wellbeing 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

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Notting Hill Gate has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Notting Hill Gate has no independent schools.

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