Wickham Lane & Winns Common

Summary

Wickham Lane & Winns Common (E02006786) is part of Greenwich local authority (view on map). Wickham Lane & Winns Common has an approximate population of 7,500 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Wickham Lane & Winns Common neighbours Bostall, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead Common & Riverside, Abbey Wood South, Plumstead South, and Wickham Street & East 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

Wickham Lane & Winns Common is the 26th least deprived area in Greenwich (out of 35) with 48% of children living in low-income families, compared to 41% across Greenwich and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Wickham Lane & Winns Common, 32% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 33% in Greenwich 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 Wickham Lane & Winns Common % in Greenwich % in England
Eligible for free school meals 32% 33% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 68% 67% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Wickham Lane & Winns Common, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 24% in Greenwich, 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 Wickham Lane & Winns Common % in Greenwich % in England
No special educational needs 78% 76% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 16% 18% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Wickham Lane & Winns Common, 65% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Greenwich, 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 Wickham Lane & Winns Common % in Greenwich % in England
White 32% 41% 67%
Asian 15% 11% 14%
Black 31% 28% 7%
Mixed 17% 14% 7%
Other 2% 3% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Wickham Lane & Winns Common with English as an additional language is 34%, compared with 31% in Greenwich, 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 Wickham Lane & Winns Common % in Greenwich % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 34% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 65% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Wickham Lane & Winns Common has 12 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Wickham Lane & Winns Common
All childcare providers 12
Childminders 10
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Wickham Lane & Winns Common since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Wickham Lane & Winns Common has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Wickham Lane & Winns Common
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Wickham Lane & Winns Common since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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