Ley Street

Summary

Ley Street (E02000773) is part of Redbridge local authority (view on map). Ley Street has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 23% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Ley Street neighbours Barkingside East, Newbury Park, Seven Kings Park, Ilford North East, Valentines Park & Cranbrook, and Ilford Central & East.

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  • 8% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 90% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 73% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 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

Ley Street is the 19th least deprived area in Redbridge (out of 33) with 39% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Redbridge and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Ley Street, 19% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Redbridge 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 Ley Street % in Redbridge % in England
Eligible for free school meals 19% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 81% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Ley Street, 12% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 15% in Redbridge, 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.

8% 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 Ley Street % in Redbridge % in England
No special educational needs 88% 85% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 8% 11% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Ley Street, 90% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 78% in Redbridge, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

90% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Ley Street % in Redbridge % in England
White 9% 22% 67%
Asian 74% 58% 14%
Black 8% 8% 7%
Mixed 7% 8% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Ley Street with English as an additional language is 73%, compared with 56% in Redbridge, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

73% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Ley Street % in Redbridge % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 73% 56% 22%
Known or believed to be English 26% 44% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Ley Street has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Ley Street
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

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

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State-funded schools

Ley Street has 1 state-funded school.

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

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

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