Battersea Park

Summary

Battersea Park (E02000923) is part of Wandsworth local authority (view on map). Battersea Park has an approximate population of 7,700 people, of which 13% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Battersea Park neighbours Chelsea Riverside East, Chelsea Riverside West, Battersea Latchmere, St Mary's & Cotton Row, Nine Elms, and Queenstown Road & Patmore.

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

Battersea Park is the 16th least deprived area in Wandsworth (out of 38) with 28% of children living in low-income families, compared to 35% across Wandsworth and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Battersea Park, 40% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 34% in Wandsworth 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 Battersea Park % in Wandsworth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 40% 34% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 60% 66% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Battersea Park, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Wandsworth, 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 Battersea Park % in Wandsworth % in England
No special educational needs 83% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Battersea Park, 58% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 59% in Wandsworth, 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 Battersea Park % in Wandsworth % in England
White 38% 41% 67%
Asian 9% 17% 14%
Black 19% 19% 7%
Mixed 23% 16% 7%
Other 8% 5% 3%
Not known 4% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Battersea Park with English as an additional language is 39%, compared with 38% in Wandsworth, 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 Battersea Park % in Wandsworth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 39% 38% 22%
Known or believed to be English 61% 62% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Battersea Park has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Battersea Park
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Battersea Park, 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: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Battersea Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Battersea Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Battersea Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Battersea Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Battersea Park so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Battersea Park. 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 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 1 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 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

Battersea Park has no state-funded schools.

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