New Cross Gate

Summary

New Cross Gate (E02000655) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). New Cross Gate has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

New Cross Gate neighbours Silwood & Pepys, Deptford North, Telegraph Hill, South Bermondsey East, Peckham Park Road, Queens Road Peckham, and New Cross & Deptford South.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 76% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, 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

New Cross Gate is the 20th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 40% of children living in low-income families, compared to 42% across Lewisham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In New Cross Gate, 36% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Lewisham 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 New Cross Gate % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 36% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 64% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In New Cross Gate, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Lewisham, 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.

7% 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 New Cross Gate % in Lewisham % in England
No special educational needs 78% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In New Cross Gate, 76% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 63% in Lewisham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

76% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in New Cross Gate % in Lewisham % in England
White 21% 36% 67%
Asian 6% 7% 14%
Black 43% 30% 7%
Mixed 15% 18% 7%
Other 12% 4% 3%
Not known 3% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in New Cross Gate with English as an additional language is 42%, compared with 33% in Lewisham, 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 New Cross Gate % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 42% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 57% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

New Cross Gate has 15 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in New Cross Gate
All childcare providers 15
Childminders 8
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

In New Cross 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 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (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 New Cross 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 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 0 1 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 0 1 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

New Cross Gate has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in New Cross Gate
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in New Cross Gate since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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