Camberwell Green

Summary

Camberwell Green (E02000827) is part of Southwark local authority (view on map). Camberwell Green has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Camberwell Green neighbours Oval, Loughborough Road, Herne Hill East, Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, Camberwell North, and Camberwell South.

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  • 46% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 80% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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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

Camberwell Green is the 20th least deprived area in Southwark (out of 34) with 50% 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 Camberwell Green, 46% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 42% in Southwark and 27% nationally.

46% 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 Camberwell Green % in Southwark % in England
Eligible for free school meals 46% 42% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 54% 58% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Camberwell Green, 19% 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.

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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 Camberwell Green % in Southwark % in England
No special educational needs 81% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Camberwell Green, 80% 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.

80% 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 Camberwell Green % in Southwark % in England
White 13% 30% 67%
Asian 5% 7% 14%
Black 53% 37% 7%
Mixed 12% 15% 7%
Other 10% 8% 3%
Not known 7% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Camberwell Green with English as an additional language is 41%, 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 Camberwell Green % in Southwark % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 41% 32% 22%
Known or believed to be English 59% 68% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Camberwell Green has 22 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Camberwell Green
All childcare providers 22
Childminders 12
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 10

In Camberwell Green, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Camberwell Green. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Camberwell Green has 7 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Camberwell Green
All state-funded schools 7
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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