Queens Road Peckham

Summary

Queens Road Peckham (E02000829) is part of Southwark local authority (view on map). Queens Road Peckham has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Queens Road Peckham neighbours New Cross Gate, Telegraph Hill, Peckham Park Road, Peckham North, and Nunhead North.

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  • 72% 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

Queens Road Peckham is the 15th least deprived area in Southwark (out of 34) with 46% 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 Queens Road Peckham, 42% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 42% in Southwark 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 Queens Road Peckham % in Southwark % in England
Eligible for free school meals 42% 42% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 58% 58% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Queens Road Peckham, 21% 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 Queens Road Peckham % in Southwark % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Queens Road Peckham, 72% 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.

72% 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 Queens Road Peckham % in Southwark % in England
White 24% 30% 67%
Asian 7% 7% 14%
Black 45% 37% 7%
Mixed 15% 15% 7%
Other 6% 8% 3%
Not known 4% 4% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Queens Road Peckham 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 Queens Road Peckham % 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

Queens Road Peckham has 18 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Queens Road Peckham
All childcare providers 18
Childminders 13
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Queens Road Peckham, there have been 2 full inspections 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: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Queens Road Peckham. 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 2 0 2 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 2 0 2 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 2 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 2 0 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 2 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 2 0 0 0

Childminders

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

Queens Road Peckham has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Queens Road Peckham
All state-funded schools 2
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 Queens Road Peckham since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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