St Mary's & Cotton Row

Summary

St Mary's & Cotton Row (E02000926) is part of Wandsworth local authority (view on map). St Mary's & Cotton Row has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

St Mary's & Cotton Row neighbours Sands End & Chelsea Harbour, Battersea Park, Battersea Latchmere, York Gardens, Lavender Hill West & Little India, and Putney Town & Wandsworth Park.

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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

St Mary's & Cotton Row is the 24th least deprived area in Wandsworth (out of 38) with 36% 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 St Mary's & Cotton Row, 35% 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 St Mary's & Cotton Row % in Wandsworth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 35% 34% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 65% 66% 73%

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Special educational needs

In St Mary's & Cotton Row, 18% 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 St Mary's & Cotton Row % in Wandsworth % in England
No special educational needs 82% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In St Mary's & Cotton Row, 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 St Mary's & Cotton Row % in Wandsworth % in England
White 40% 41% 67%
Asian 7% 17% 14%
Black 26% 19% 7%
Mixed 17% 16% 7%
Other 8% 5% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in St Mary's & Cotton Row with English as an additional language is 42%, 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 St Mary's & Cotton Row % in Wandsworth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 42% 38% 22%
Known or believed to be English 57% 62% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

St Mary's & Cotton Row has 12 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in St Mary's & Cotton Row
All childcare providers 12
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 8

In St Mary's & Cotton Row, there have been 3 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: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard', and 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 3).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in St Mary's & Cotton Row. 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 3 0 1 2 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 3 0 1 2 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 3 0 1 2 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 3 0 1 2 0 0
Inclusion 3 0 1 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 3 0 1 2 0 0

Childminders

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

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

St Mary's & Cotton Row has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in St Mary's & Cotton Row
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 St Mary's & Cotton Row since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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