About Bromley
There are approximately 330,000 people living in our borough in an estimated 135,000 households.
Approximately 78,400 of these are children aged 19 and under:
- 23,000 children aged 0-5
- 25,100 children aged 6-11
- 24,300 children aged 12-17
- 5,800 children aged 18-19
Where our children live
The following map highlights the areas of the borough with high and low numbers of young children (aged 5 and under).
Deprivation (IMD) decile
In 2024/25, there were 53,086[1] children eligible for free school meals in Bromley across all state-funded primary and secondary schools. In 2025, 34.1% (370) of homeless households had dependent children, including 297 single-parent households. Over 1,200 families are registered for Healthy Start scheme in Bromley.
The following map highlights the areas of the borough with high levels of deprivation.
[1] Source Department for Education, Academic year 2024/25: Schools, pupils and their characteristics
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics/2024-25
SEND
In the 2024/25 academic year, 9,686 pupils[1] in Bromley were identified as having Special Educational Needs.
Of these, Speech, Language and Communications needs is the most common primary need (2,638 pupils). This is particularly seen in the 0-2 year old population (57%).
First language
The 2021 Census recorded that 8.1% residents in Bromley speak a language other than English as their main language at home. The top 5 identified languages were:
- Polish
- Romanian
- Italian
- Tamil
- All other Chinese
Further details
Our Early Help Strategy provides detailed information on the people who live in Bromley including households, population, ethnicity, births, deprivation and more.
Future updates
The Council and NHS partners will be updating the full children’s JSNA by summer 2026. This section of the Plan will be updated to reflect that data.
The Council website provides details of previous JSNA’s – www.bromley.gov.uk/jsna.
Next chapter →