Chellaston East

Summary

Chellaston East (E02002826) is part of Derby local authority (view on map). Chellaston East has an approximate population of 7,100 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Chellaston East neighbours Boulton, Chellaston West & Shelton Lock, and Aston-on-Trent & Barrow-upon-Trent.

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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

Chellaston East is the 10th least deprived area in Derby (out of 31) with 25% of children living in low-income families, compared to 46% across Derby and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Chellaston East, 25% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 38% in Derby 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 Chellaston East % in Derby % in England
Eligible for free school meals 25% 38% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 75% 62% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Chellaston East, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Derby, 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 Chellaston East % in Derby % in England
No special educational needs 80% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Chellaston East, 31% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 44% in Derby, 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 Chellaston East % in Derby % in England
White 68% 56% 67%
Asian 15% 22% 14%
Black 5% 9% 7%
Mixed 10% 9% 7%
Other – 3% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Chellaston East with English as an additional language is 13%, compared with 31% in Derby, 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 Chellaston East % in Derby % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 87% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Chellaston East has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Chellaston East
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

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

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State-funded schools

Chellaston East has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Chellaston East
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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