Sydenham Wells

Summary

Sydenham Wells (E02000685) is part of Lewisham local authority (view on map). Sydenham Wells has an approximate population of 8,100 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Sydenham Wells neighbours Crystal Palace Park, Perry Vale, Upper Sydenham, Lower Sydenham, and Sydenham Hill.

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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

Sydenham Wells is the 24th least deprived area in Lewisham (out of 37) with 46% 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 Sydenham Wells, 31% 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 Sydenham Wells % in Lewisham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 31% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 69% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Sydenham Wells, 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.

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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 Sydenham Wells % in Lewisham % in England
No special educational needs 77% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Sydenham Wells, 58% 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 Sydenham Wells % in Lewisham % in England
White 38% 36% 67%
Asian 4% 7% 14%
Black 34% 30% 7%
Mixed 17% 18% 7%
Other 3% 4% 3%
Not known 5% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Sydenham Wells 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 Sydenham Wells % in Lewisham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 27% 33% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 67% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Sydenham Wells has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Sydenham Wells
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

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

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State-funded schools

Sydenham Wells has 1 state-funded school.

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

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

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