Notting Hill West

Summary

Notting Hill West (E02000583) is part of Kensington and Chelsea local authority (view on map). Notting Hill West has an approximate population of 6,400 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Notting Hill West neighbours Shepherd's Bush North, Shepherd's Bush South, Portobello, Notting Dale, Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill South, and Holland Park.

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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.
  • 8% 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

Notting Hill West is the 11th 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 West, 26% 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 West % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 37% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 63% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Notting Hill West, 22% 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.

8% 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 Notting Hill West % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
No special educational needs 78% 80% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 15% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Notting Hill West, 54% 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 West % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
White 39% 38% 67%
Asian 7.0% 6.0% 14%
Black 13% 17% 7.0%
Mixed 26% 19% 7.0%
Other 9.0% 15% 3.0%
Not known 6.0% 4.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Notting Hill West with English as an additional language is 44%, 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.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Notting Hill West % in Kensington and Chelsea % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 44% 44% 22%
Known or believed to be English 55% 56% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Notting Hill West has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Notting Hill West
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

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

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State-funded schools

Notting Hill West has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Notting Hill West
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 Notting Hill West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Notting Hill West has 1 independent school.

Type Number in Notting Hill West
All independent schools 1
Independent schools 1
Independent special schools 0

In Notting Hill West, there has been 1 full inspection of independent schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, independent schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

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

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

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

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Notting Hill West so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of in Notting Hill West. 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.

Outcomes of inspections of independent schools

All independent schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent special

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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