Hedge End North & Botley North

Summary

Hedge End North & Botley North (E02004721) is part of Hampshire local authority (view on map). Hedge End North & Botley North has an approximate population of 12,000 people, of which 25% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Hedge End North & Botley North neighbours Fair Oak, West End & Chartwell Green, Hedge End Wildern & Botley South, and Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham.

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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

Hedge End North & Botley North is the 100th least deprived area in Hampshire (out of 170) with 23% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Hampshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Hedge End North & Botley North, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Hampshire 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 Hedge End North & Botley North % in Hampshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Hedge End North & Botley North, 18% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hampshire, 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 Hedge End North & Botley North % in Hampshire % in England
No special educational needs 82% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Hedge End North & Botley North, 12% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Hampshire, 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 Hedge End North & Botley North % in Hampshire % in England
White 87% 85% 67%
Asian 4% 6% 14%
Black 2% 3% 7%
Mixed 6% 5% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Hedge End North & Botley North with English as an additional language is 6%, compared with 11% in Hampshire, 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 Hedge End North & Botley North % in Hampshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 6% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 93% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Hedge End North & Botley North has 18 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Hedge End North & Botley North
All childcare providers 18
Childminders 7
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 11

In Hedge End North & Botley North, there have been 2 full inspections 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: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Children's welfare and well-being: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

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

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'strong standard' (of 2).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Hedge End North & Botley North. 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 2 0 2 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 2 0 2 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 2 0 2 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 2 0 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 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 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

Hedge End North & Botley North has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Hedge End North & Botley North
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Hedge End North & Botley North, 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 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

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

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected 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 Hedge End North & Botley North so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Hedge End North & Botley North. 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 schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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