Kemptown

Summary

Kemptown (E02003521) is part of Brighton and Hove local authority (view on map). Kemptown has an approximate population of 8,000 people, of which 10% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Kemptown neighbours Elm Grove & Bear Road, Whitehawk, North Laine & the Lanes, St James's Street & Queen's Park, and Roedean & Marina.

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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

Kemptown is the 19th least deprived area in Brighton and Hove (out of 33) with 29% of children living in low-income families, compared to 32% across Brighton and Hove and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Kemptown, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 27% in Brighton and Hove 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 Kemptown % in Brighton and Hove % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 27% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 73% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Kemptown, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Brighton and Hove, 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 Kemptown % in Brighton and Hove % in England
No special educational needs 78% 77% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 18% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Kemptown, 31% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 24% in Brighton and Hove, 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 Kemptown % in Brighton and Hove % in England
White 66% 76% 67%
Asian 11% 6% 14%
Black 4% 3% 7%
Mixed 12% 11% 7%
Other 5% 3% 3%
Not known 3% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Kemptown with English as an additional language is 26%, compared with 17% in Brighton and Hove, 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 Kemptown % in Brighton and Hove % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 26% 17% 22%
Known or believed to be English 74% 83% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Kemptown has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Kemptown
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

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

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State-funded schools

Kemptown has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Kemptown
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 Kemptown since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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