Summary
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch (E02004469) is part of Essex local authority (view on map). Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch has an approximate population of 7,300 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch neighbours
Dagnam Park & Noak Hill,
Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood,
Harold Park & Harold Wood,
Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst,
Brentwood North,
Shenfield & Hutton Mount,
Brentwood Central,
and
Brentwood South & Warley.
Headlines
- 11% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England – see more.
- 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
- 9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, 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
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch is the
5th least
deprived area in Essex (out of 178) with 11% of children living in low-income families, compared to 30% across Essex and
38% nationally.
11% of children are living in low-income families, ranking it among the 10% least deprived regarding income deprivation among children in England.
Data source
State-funded pupil characteristics
Information acquired from the school census.
Free school meals
In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch,
7% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals,
compared to
21% in Essex and
27% nationally.
7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.
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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals
Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals
Data source
Special educational needs
In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch,
14% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN),
compared to
18% in Essex, 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.
9% of pupils are receiving SEN support, 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
Data source
Ethnicity
In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch,
18% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background,
compared to
19% in Essex, 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
Data source
English as an additional language
The percentage of pupils in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch with English as an additional language is
6%,
compared with
11% in Essex, 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
Data source
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Registered childcare providers
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch has 11 registered childcare providers.
There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
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State-funded schools
Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch has 2 state-funded schools.
In Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:
- Achievement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Curriculum and teaching
- Early years (where applicable)
- Inclusion
- Leadership and governance
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Post 16 provision (where applicable)
The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Achievement: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).
Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Early years: 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).
Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).
Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch so no outcomes are available for this area.
The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch. 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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Registered alternative provision
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