Putney West

Summary

Putney West (E02000933) is part of Wandsworth local authority (view on map). Putney West has an approximate population of 8,900 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Putney West neighbours Mortlake & South Barnes, Putney Embankment & Lower Common, Putney Town & Wandsworth Park, Roehampton North West, East Putney, and Roehampton North East.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, 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

Putney West is the 9th least deprived area in Wandsworth (out of 38) with 18% 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 Putney West, 18% 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 Putney West % in Wandsworth % in England
Eligible for free school meals 18% 34% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 82% 66% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Putney West, 21% 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.

8% 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 Putney West % in Wandsworth % in England
No special educational needs 79% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Putney West, 41% 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 Putney West % in Wandsworth % in England
White 57% 41% 67%
Asian 7% 17% 14%
Black 9% 19% 7%
Mixed 17% 16% 7%
Other 8% 5% 3%
Not known 3% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Putney West with English as an additional language is 35%, 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 Putney West % in Wandsworth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 35% 38% 22%
Known or believed to be English 65% 62% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Putney West has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Putney West
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Putney West, 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 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

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

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

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

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

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Putney West. 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 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 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 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

Putney West has no state-funded schools.

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