Bishop's Cleeve West & North

Summary

Bishop's Cleeve West & North (E02007034) is part of Gloucestershire local authority (view on map). Bishop's Cleeve West & North has an approximate population of 8,500 people, of which 24% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Bishop's Cleeve West & North neighbours Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & Apperley, and Bishop's Cleeve East & South.

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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

Bishop's Cleeve West & North is the 48th least deprived area in Gloucestershire (out of 76) with 28% of children living in low-income families, compared to 27% across Gloucestershire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bishop's Cleeve West & North, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 20% in Gloucestershire 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 Bishop's Cleeve West & North % in Gloucestershire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 20% 20% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 80% 80% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bishop's Cleeve West & North, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Gloucestershire, 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 Bishop's Cleeve West & North % in Gloucestershire % in England
No special educational needs 81% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Bishop's Cleeve West & North, 12% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Gloucestershire, 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 Bishop's Cleeve West & North % in Gloucestershire % in England
White 87% 81% 67%
Asian 5% 7% 14%
Black – 3% 7%
Mixed 6% 6% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bishop's Cleeve West & North with English as an additional language is 9%, compared with 11% in Gloucestershire, 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 Bishop's Cleeve West & North % in Gloucestershire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 9% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 91% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bishop's Cleeve West & North has 11 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bishop's Cleeve West & North
All childcare providers 11
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bishop's Cleeve West & North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bishop's Cleeve West & North has no state-funded schools.

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