Honor Oak

Summary

Honor Oak (E02000671) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). Honor Oak has an approximate population of 8,600 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Honor Oak neighbours Crofton Park, Catford Bridge, Forest Hill West, Forest Hill East, and Nunhead South & Newlands.

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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

Honor Oak is the 4th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 26% 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 Honor Oak, 17% 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 Honor Oak % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Honor Oak, 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 Honor Oak % 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 Honor Oak, 44% 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 Honor Oak % in Lewisham % in England
White 52% 36% 67%
Asian 4% 7% 14%
Black 19% 30% 7%
Mixed 18% 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 Honor Oak with English as an additional language is 27%, 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 Honor Oak % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 27% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 73% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Honor Oak has 20 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Honor Oak
All childcare providers 20
Childminders 11
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Honor Oak since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Honor Oak has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Honor Oak
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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