Eastwood

Summary

Eastwood (E02003280) is part of Southend on Sea local authority (view on map). Eastwood has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Eastwood neighbours Eastwood Park, Prittlewell, Blenheim Park, St Lukes, and Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East.

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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

Eastwood is the 9th least deprived area in Southend on Sea (out of 17) with 35% of children living in low-income families, compared to 38% across Southend on Sea and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Eastwood, 24% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 25% in Southend on Sea 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 Eastwood % in Southend on Sea % in England
Eligible for free school meals 24% 25% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 76% 75% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Eastwood, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Southend on Sea, 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 Eastwood % in Southend on Sea % in England
No special educational needs 82% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Eastwood, 23% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 32% in Southend on Sea, 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 Eastwood % in Southend on Sea % in England
White 76% 68% 67%
Asian 12% 13% 14%
Black 4% 9% 7%
Mixed 6% 8% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Eastwood with English as an additional language is 13%, compared with 15% in Southend on Sea, 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 Eastwood % in Southend on Sea % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 13% 15% 22%
Known or believed to be English 87% 85% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Eastwood has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Eastwood
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

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

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State-funded schools

Eastwood has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Eastwood
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

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

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