Gipsy Hill

Summary

Gipsy Hill (E02000650) is part of Lambeth local authority (view on map). Gipsy Hill has an approximate population of 7,500 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Gipsy Hill neighbours Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Triangle, Upper Norwood, West Norwood East, West Norwood South, and Sydenham Hill.

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

Gipsy Hill is the 17th least deprived area in Lambeth (out of 35) with 41% of children living in low-income families, compared to 44% across Lambeth and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Gipsy Hill, 34% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 40% in Lambeth 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 Gipsy Hill % in Lambeth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 34% 40% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 66% 60% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Gipsy Hill, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Lambeth, 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 Gipsy Hill % in Lambeth % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Gipsy Hill, 60% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 70% in Lambeth, 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 Gipsy Hill % in Lambeth % in England
White 35% 30% 67%
Asian 3% 7% 14%
Black 40% 37% 7%
Mixed 14% 17% 7%
Other 3% 6% 3%
Not known 4% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Gipsy Hill with English as an additional language is 29%, compared with 42% in Lambeth, 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 Gipsy Hill % in Lambeth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 29% 42% 22%
Known or believed to be English 71% 58% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Gipsy Hill has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Gipsy Hill
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Gipsy Hill, 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 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 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).

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

Childminders

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

Gipsy Hill has no state-funded schools.

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