Norbiton East

Summary

Norbiton East (E02000603) is part of Kingston upon Thames local authority (view on map). Norbiton East has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Norbiton East neighbours Kingston Vale & Coombe Hill, Kingston Hill, Kingston East & Norbiton West, New Malden West, and Berrylands North.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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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

Norbiton East is the most deprived area in Kingston upon Thames (out of 20) with 40% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Kingston upon Thames and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Norbiton East, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in Kingston upon Thames 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 Norbiton East % in Kingston upon Thames % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Norbiton East, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Kingston upon Thames, 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.

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 Norbiton East % in Kingston upon Thames % in England
No special educational needs 79% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Norbiton East, 52% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Kingston upon Thames, 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 Norbiton East % in Kingston upon Thames % in England
White 46% 54% 67%
Asian 23% 22% 14%
Black 6% 3% 7%
Mixed 13% 14% 7%
Other 10% 6% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Norbiton East with English as an additional language is 44%, compared with 34% in Kingston upon Thames, 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 Norbiton East % in Kingston upon Thames % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 44% 34% 22%
Known or believed to be English 56% 66% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Norbiton East has 16 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Norbiton East
All childcare providers 16
Childminders 14
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Norbiton East, there have been 2 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: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Norbiton 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 2 0 0 2 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 2 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 0 2 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 0 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 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

Norbiton East has 1 state-funded school.

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

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