Brockley East & St Johns

Summary

Brockley East & St Johns (E02000660) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). Brockley East & St Johns has an approximate population of 8,100 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Brockley East & St Johns neighbours New Cross South, Brockley West, Loampit & Hilly Fields, Ladywell, Greenwich Town & Park, and Central Lewisham North.

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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

Brockley East & St Johns is the 9th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 32% 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 Brockley East & St Johns, 27% 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 Brockley East & St Johns % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 27% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 73% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Brockley East & St Johns, 21% 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.


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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 Brockley East & St Johns % in Lewisham % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Brockley East & St Johns, 59% 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.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Brockley East & St Johns % in Lewisham % in England
White 36% 36% 67%
Asian 6% 7% 14%
Black 31% 30% 7%
Mixed 19% 18% 7%
Other 4% 4% 3%
Not known 4% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Brockley East & St Johns with English as an additional language is 33%, 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 Brockley East & St Johns % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 33% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 67% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Brockley East & St Johns has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Brockley East & St Johns
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 8
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Brockley East & St Johns, 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 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

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

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

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Brockley East & St Johns. 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 1 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 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 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

Brockley East & St Johns has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Brockley East & St Johns
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 Brockley East & St Johns since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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