Queensway

Summary

Queensway (E02000976) is part of Westminster local authority (view on map). Queensway has an approximate population of 8,600 people, of which 11% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Queensway neighbours Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill South, Westbourne Grove, Bayswater East, and Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 60% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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

Queensway is the 14th least deprived area in Westminster (out of 24) with 38% of children living in low-income families, compared to 44% across Westminster and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Queensway, 33% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 46% in Westminster 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 Queensway % in Westminster % in England
Eligible for free school meals 33% 46% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 67% 54% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Queensway, 24% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Westminster, and 21% 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 Queensway % in Westminster % in England
No special educational needs 76% 79% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Queensway, 61% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 75% in Westminster, 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 Queensway % in Westminster % in England
White 36% 25% 67%
Asian 10% 15% 14%
Black 8.0% 20% 7.0%
Mixed 16% 13% 7.0%
Other 27% 25% 3.0%
Not known 3.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Queensway with English as an additional language is 60%, compared with 50% in Westminster, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

60% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Queensway % in Westminster % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 60% 50% 22%
Known or believed to be English 39% 50% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Queensway has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Queensway
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

In Queensway, 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 wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

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

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong 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 Queensway. 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 wellbeing 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

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 wellbeing 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

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

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 wellbeing 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

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State-funded schools

Queensway has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Queensway has no independent schools.

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