Rayleigh South West

Summary

Rayleigh South West (E02004570) is part of Essex local authority (view on map). Rayleigh South West has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Rayleigh South West neighbours Wickford South, New Thundersley, Rayleigh North East, Rayleigh North West, and Rayleigh South East.

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  • 4% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, 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

Rayleigh South West is the 60th least deprived area in Essex (out of 178) with 21% of children living in low-income families, compared to 30% across Essex and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Rayleigh South West, 16% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Essex 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 Rayleigh South West % in Essex % in England
Eligible for free school meals 16% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 84% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Rayleigh South West, 15% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Essex, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

4% 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 Rayleigh South West % in Essex % in England
No special educational needs 84% 81% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 14% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Rayleigh South West, 11% 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

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% in Rayleigh South West % in Essex % in England
White 88% 79% 67%
Asian 3.0% 6.0% 14%
Black 1.0% 5.0% 7.0%
Mixed 6.0% 6.0% 7.0%
Other – 1.0% 3.0%
Not known 1.0% 1.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Rayleigh South West with English as an additional language is 3.0%, 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.

3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Rayleigh South West % in Essex % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 3.0% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Rayleigh South West has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Rayleigh South West
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Rayleigh South West, 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: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Rayleigh South West. 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 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 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 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

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 wellbeing 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 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Rayleigh South West has 2 state-funded schools.

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

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

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Independent schools

Rayleigh South West has no independent schools.

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