Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road

Summary

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road (E02000689) is part of Merton local authority (view on map). Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road has an approximate population of 9,100 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road neighbours Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Broadway North, Wimbledon Hill, Colliers Wood, Earlsfield South, Merton Road, West Hill South, Summerstown, and Tooting West.

Headlines

  • 14% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

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

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road is the 8th least deprived area in Merton (out of 25) with 14% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Merton and 38% nationally.

14% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, 15% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Merton 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 Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road % in Merton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 15% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 85% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Merton, 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.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, 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 Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road % in Merton % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, 33% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 54% in Merton, 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 Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road % in Merton % in England
White 65% 47% 67%
Asian 11% 22% 14%
Black 5% 12% 7%
Mixed 14% 14% 7%
Other 4% 4% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road with English as an additional language is 28%, compared with 39% in Merton, 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 Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road % in Merton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road has 16 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road
All childcare providers 16
Childminders 7
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road
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 Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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