Loampit & Hilly Fields

Summary

Loampit & Hilly Fields (E02000663) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). Loampit & Hilly Fields has an approximate population of 6,900 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Loampit & Hilly Fields neighbours Brockley East & St Johns, Ladywell, Central Lewisham North, and Central Lewisham South.

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  • 2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 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

Loampit & Hilly Fields is the 7th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 28% 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 Loampit & Hilly Fields, 20% 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 Loampit & Hilly Fields % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Loampit & Hilly Fields, 15% 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.

2% of pupils have an EHC plan, 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 Loampit & Hilly Fields % in Lewisham % in England
No special educational needs 84% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 2% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Loampit & Hilly Fields, 47% 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 Loampit & Hilly Fields % in Lewisham % in England
White 49% 36% 67%
Asian 5% 7% 14%
Black 23% 30% 7%
Mixed 16% 18% 7%
Other 3% 4% 3%
Not known 4% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Loampit & Hilly Fields with English as an additional language is 25%, 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 Loampit & Hilly Fields % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 25% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 75% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Loampit & Hilly Fields has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Loampit & Hilly Fields
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Loampit & Hilly Fields since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Loampit & Hilly Fields has no state-funded schools.

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