City Centre & Harbourside

Summary

City Centre & Harbourside (E02006952) is part of Bristol local authority (view on map). City Centre & Harbourside has an approximate population of 8,700 people, of which 4% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

City Centre & Harbourside neighbours Kingsdown, Hotwells, Southville, Bedminster, Temple Meads, and University & Brandon Hill.

Headlines

  • 55% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 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.
  • 71% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 56% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 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

City Centre & Harbourside is the 47th least deprived area in Bristol (out of 57) with 52% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Bristol and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In City Centre & Harbourside, 55% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 32% in Bristol and 27% nationally.

55% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the top 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

% in City Centre & Harbourside % in Bristol % in England
Eligible for free school meals 55% 32% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 45% 68% 73%

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Special educational needs

In City Centre & Harbourside, 15% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Bristol, 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.

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 City Centre & Harbourside % in Bristol % in England
No special educational needs 85% 78% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 17% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 3% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In City Centre & Harbourside, 71% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 36% in Bristol, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

71% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in City Centre & Harbourside % in Bristol % in England
White 24% 64% 67%
Asian 12% 10% 14%
Black 34% 12% 7%
Mixed 11% 10% 7%
Other 14% 2% 3%
Not known 4% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in City Centre & Harbourside with English as an additional language is 56%, compared with 24% in Bristol, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

56% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in City Centre & Harbourside % in Bristol % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 56% 24% 22%
Known or believed to be English 42% 76% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

City Centre & Harbourside has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in City Centre & Harbourside
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in City Centre & Harbourside since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

City Centre & Harbourside has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in City Centre & Harbourside
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 City Centre & Harbourside since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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