Working in London: Children's services departments - a breakdown

By , Tuesday 26 September 2006

Social services' star ratings were supplied by the Commission for Social Care Inspection; population figures came from National Statistics; the Department for Education and Skills supplied the free school meals and language data; and the Association of London Government provided political control details.

1. Barking & Dagenham
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 46,971
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 21%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 20.5%
www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk
2. Barnet
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 78,131
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 15.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 36.8%
www.barnet.gov.uk
3. Bexley
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 56,126
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 8.8%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 7.7%
www.bexley.gov.uk
4. Brent
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 65,530
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 22.4%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 55.8%
www.brent.gov.uk
5. Bromley
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 71,136
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 11%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 5.1%
www.bromley.gov.uk
6. Camden
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 42,253
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 29.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 55.1%
www.camden.gov.uk
7. City of London
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 849
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 26.8%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 67.5%
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
8. Croydon
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 88,732
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 16.4%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 20.5%
www.croydon.gov.uk
9. Ealing
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 73,873
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 20%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 52%
www.ealing.gov.uk
10. Enfield
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 71,307
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 21.4%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 37.2%
www.enfield.gov.uk
11. Greenwich
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 57,431
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 25.1%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 27.5%
www.greenwich.gov.uk
12. Hackney
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 57,603
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 34.2%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 52.6%
www.hackney.gov.uk
13. Hammersmith & Fulham
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 33,053
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 36.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 42.9%
www.lbhf.gov.uk
14. Haringey
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 55,020
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 30%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 52.6%
www.haringey.gov.uk
15. Harrow
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 52,296
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 13.5%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 45.4%
www.harrow.gov.uk
16. Havering
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 55,114
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 9.1%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 4.1%
www.havering.gov.uk
17. Hillingdon
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 63,676
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 13.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 25.9%
www.hillingdon.gov.uk
18. Hounslow
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 54,475
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 19.1%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 46.2%
www.hounslow.gov.uk
19. Islington
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 39,790
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 33.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 39.8%
www.islington.gov.uk
20. Kensington & Chelsea
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 30,086
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 32.7%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 50.5%
www.rbkc.gov.uk
21. Kingston upon Thames
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 35,037
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 5.8%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 22.3%
www.kingston.gov.uk
22. Lambeth
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 62,090
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 29.7%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 47.3%
www.lambeth.gov.uk
23. Lewisham
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 63,954
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 19.5%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 29.2%
www.lewisham.gov.uk
24. Merton
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 44,174
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 10.8%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 29%
www.merton.gov.uk
25. Newham
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 79,100
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 27.8%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 69.7%
www.newham.gov.uk
26. Redbridge
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 62,805
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 14.2%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 48.2%
www.redbridge.gov.uk
27. Richmond upon Thames
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 38,928
Political control: Liberal Democrat
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 8.1%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 15.5%
www.richmond.gov.uk
28. Southwark
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 60,850
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 26.2%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 39.1%
www.southwark.gov.uk
29. Sutton
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 45,752
Political control: Liberal Democrat
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 10.3%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 9.8%
www.sutton.gov.uk
30. Tower Hamlets
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 55,685
Political control: Labour
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 43%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 74.8%
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
31. Waltham Forest
Star rating: *
Under-19 population: 57,519
Political control: No overall control
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 18.9%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 39.8%
www.lbwf.gov.uk
32. Wandsworth
Star rating: ***
Under-19 population: 51,423
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 25.4%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 37.3%
www.wandsworth.gov.uk
33. Westminster
Star rating: **
Under-19 population: 31,414
Political control: Conservative
Nursery and primary school children taking free school meals: 38.6%
Primary school pupils who don't have English as their first
language: 68.1%
www.westminster.gov.uk.

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