Peckham Park Road

Summary

Peckham Park Road (E02000824) is part of Southwark local authority (view on map). Peckham Park Road has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Peckham Park Road neighbours New Cross Gate, South Bermondsey Central, South Bermondsey East, Burgess Park, Peckham North West, Peckham North, and Queens Road Peckham.

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  • 50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 85% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, 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

Peckham Park Road is the 33rd least deprived area in Southwark (out of 34) with 61% of children living in low-income families, compared to 43% across Southwark and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Peckham Park Road, 50% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 42% in Southwark and 27% nationally.

50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Peckham Park Road % in Southwark % in England
Eligible for free school meals 50% 42% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 50% 58% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Peckham Park Road, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Southwark, 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.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 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 Peckham Park Road % in Southwark % in England
No special educational needs 78% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Peckham Park Road, 85% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 71% in Southwark, and 33% nationally.

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

85% 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 Peckham Park Road % in Southwark % in England
White 13% 30% 67%
Asian 7% 7% 14%
Black 55% 37% 7%
Mixed 12% 15% 7%
Other 11% 8% 3%
Not known 2% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Peckham Park Road with English as an additional language is 36%, compared with 32% in Southwark, 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 Peckham Park Road % in Southwark % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 36% 32% 22%
Known or believed to be English 64% 68% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Peckham Park Road has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Peckham Park Road
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 7

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

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State-funded schools

Peckham Park Road has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Peckham Park Road
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Peckham Park Road since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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