Crowborough North East

Summary

Crowborough North East (E02004405) is part of East Sussex local authority (view on map). Crowborough North East has an approximate population of 6,200 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Crowborough North East neighbours Frant & Groombridge, Crowborough Whitehill & Warren, and Crowborough South East.

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  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 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

Crowborough North East is the 9th least deprived area in East Sussex (out of 69) with 21% of children living in low-income families, compared to 36% across East Sussex and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Crowborough North East, 11% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in East Sussex 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 Crowborough North East % in East Sussex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 11% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 89% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Crowborough North East, 13% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in East Sussex, 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.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England . In addition, 3% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 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 Crowborough North East % in East Sussex % in England
No special educational needs 87% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 3% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Crowborough North East, 11% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 14% in East Sussex, 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 Crowborough North East % in East Sussex % in England
White 88% 86% 67%
Asian 4% 4% 14%
Black 2% 7%
Mixed 6% 6% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Crowborough North East with English as an additional language is 5%, compared with 8% in East Sussex, 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 Crowborough North East % in East Sussex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5% 8% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 92% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Crowborough North East has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Crowborough North East
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Crowborough North East, 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: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Crowborough North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Crowborough North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Crowborough North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Crowborough North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Crowborough North East so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Crowborough North East. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 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 1 0 0 1 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 well-being 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 1 0 0 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Crowborough North East has 3 state-funded schools.

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

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

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