Summerstown

Summary

Summerstown (E02000953) is part of Wandsworth local authority (view on map). Summerstown has an approximate population of 7,500 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Summerstown neighbours Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road, Earlsfield South, Springfield, Tooting North, and Tooting West.

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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

Summerstown is the 14th least deprived area in Wandsworth (out of 38) with 26% 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 Summerstown, 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 Summerstown % 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 Summerstown, 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 Summerstown % 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 Summerstown, 45% 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 Summerstown % in Wandsworth % in England
White 53% 41% 67%
Asian 16% 17% 14%
Black 10% 19% 7%
Mixed 16% 16% 7%
Other 3% 5% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Summerstown with English as an additional language is 28%, 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 Summerstown % in Wandsworth % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 28% 38% 22%
Known or believed to be English 72% 62% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Summerstown has 5 registered childcare providers.

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

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Summerstown since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Summerstown has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Summerstown
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 0
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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