Streatham Vale

Summary

Streatham Vale (E02000652) is part of Lambeth local authority (view on map). Streatham Vale has an approximate population of 7,600 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Streatham Vale neighbours Norbury West, Streatham Green, Streatham Common, Graveney, Lonesome, Rowan Road, and Furzedown East.

Headlines

  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 52% 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.
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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

Streatham Vale is the 15th least deprived area in Lambeth (out of 35) with 39% 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 Streatham Vale, 35% 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 Streatham Vale % in Lambeth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 35% 40% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 65% 60% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Streatham Vale, 14% 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.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 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 Streatham Vale % in Lambeth % in England
No special educational needs 85% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Streatham Vale, 65% 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 Streatham Vale % in Lambeth % in England
White 34% 30% 67%
Asian 19% 7% 14%
Black 21% 37% 7%
Mixed 19% 17% 7%
Other 6% 6% 3%
Not known 2% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Streatham Vale with English as an additional language is 52%, 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.

52% 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 Streatham Vale % in Lambeth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 52% 42% 22%
Known or believed to be English 48% 58% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Streatham Vale has 18 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Streatham Vale
All childcare providers 18
Childminders 11
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In Streatham Vale, 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: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Streatham Vale so no outcomes are available for this area.

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

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

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Streatham Vale so no outcomes are available for this area.

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

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

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

Streatham Vale has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Streatham Vale
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Streatham Vale since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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