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STOWMARKET NORTH & STOWUPLAND ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE 2017 This Division comprises Stowmarket North and Stowupland wards www.suffolkobservatory.info 2 © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100023395 CONTENTS . Demographic Profile: Age & Ethnicity . Economy and Labour Market . Schools & NEET . Index of Multiple Deprivation . Health . Crime & Community Safety . Data Sources 3 ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILES: AN INTRODUCTION These profiles have been produced to support elected members, constituents and other interested parties in understanding the demographic, economic, social and educational profile of their neighbourhoods. We have used the latest data available at the time of publication. Much more data is available from national and local sources than is captured here, but it is hoped that the profile will be a useful starting point for discussion, where local knowledge and experience can be used to flesh out and illuminate the information presented here. The profile can be used to help look at some fundamental questions e.g. Does the age profile of the population match or differ from the national profile? . Is there evidence of the ageing profile of the county in all the wards in the Division or just some? . How diverse is the community in terms of ethnicity? . What is the impact of deprivation on families and residents? . Does there seem to be a link between deprivation and school performance? . What is the breakdown of employment sectors in the area? . Is it a relatively healthy area compared to the rest of the district or county? . What sort of crime is prevalent in the community? A vast amount of additional data is available on the Suffolk Observatory www.suffolkobservatory.info The Suffolk Observatory is a free online resource that contains all Suffolk’s vital statistics; it is the one‐stop‐shop for information and intelligence about Suffolk. Through data, reports and profiles, the Suffolk Observatory provides a comprehensive picture of the County. It is a great source for useful facts and figures that can be used for writing reports and presentations, informing strategic and business planning, preparing funding applications or supporting academic research. Data is presented around the key themes of education and skills, economy and employment, health and care, population, deprivation, housing, environment, transport and travel and crime. All areas of the county are covered, right down to district, ward and parish level, with information easily accessible in a variety of formats. You can also build your own reports by different themes and topics. Technical Notes: 1. Where Electoral Divisions do not exactly match ward boundaries, we have adopted a “best fit” approach to produce a dataset. 2. District, county and national level data is provided where possible to provide a context for comparisons. 4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE – AGE In mid 2015, the population of Stowmarket North and Stowupland stood at 13,280, an increase of 10.9% since the 2011 Census. The age structure of the component wards and the division as a whole is set out below. Stowmarket North and Stowupland Division Stowmarket North Stowupland All Ages 13,280 11,045 2,235 0‐4 1,017 923 94 5‐9 1,000 895 105 10‐14 789 692 97 15‐19 721 601 120 20‐24 686 580 106 25‐29 1,040 938 102 30‐34 1,019 923 96 35‐39 931 827 104 40‐44 994 869 125 45‐49 995 823 172 50‐54 877 686 191 55‐59 658 513 145 60‐64 599 453 146 65‐69 617 444 173 70‐74 456 294 162 75‐79 360 219 141 80‐84 278 193 85 85+ 243 172 71 85+ 80‐84 75‐79 70‐74 65‐69 60‐64 55‐59 50‐54 45‐49 40‐44 35‐39 30‐34 25‐29 20‐24 15‐19 10‐14 5‐9 0‐4 ‐10% ‐8% ‐6% ‐4% ‐2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% UK ‐ females UK ‐ males Stowmarket North & Stowupland ‐ females Stowmarket North & Stowupland ‐ males 5 . The age pyramid for Stowmarket North and Stowupland shows a generally lower proportions of older people over the age of 50 . There is a significant proportion of working age people in Stowmarket and Stowupland, particularly in the 25‐49 age group . The proportion of children aged 0‐14 is higher than the national average, suggesting there are a high proportion of young families in the area ETHNICITY 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% White White British Mixed Asian & Asian Black & Black Other ethnic BME British British group Stowmarket North and Stowupland Mid Suffolk Suffolk County England . According to the latest data (2011 Census), 97.3% (11,659) of the population of Stowmarket North and Stowupland are white, similar to the Mid Suffolk district and slightly higher than for Suffolk . There are 321 (2.7%) people of black or minority ethnic origin in the division . Stowmarket North and Stowupland has a similar diverse profile to Mid Suffolk, with generally lower proportions of minority ethnic groups than Suffolk as a whole Asian and Black and Other Black or All White White British Mixed Asian Black Ethnic Minority people British British Group Ethnic Total Count Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Stowmarket North 11,980 11,659 97.3 11,370 94.9 139 1.2 138 1.2 33 0.3 11 0.1 321 2.7 and Stowupland Mid Suffolk 96,731 94,667 97.9 92,747 95.9 953 1.0 647 0.7 371 0.4 93 0.1 2,064 2.1 Suffolk 728,163 693,195 95.2 661,458 90.8 12,472 1.7 13,131 1.8 6,854 0.9 2,511 0.3 34,968 4.8 England 86.0 80.5 2.2 6.7 2.8 0.4 12.1 & Wales 6 ECONOMY There are 3,800 people employed in Stowmarket North and Stowupland. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Stowmarket North & Stowupland Mid Suffolk Suffolk Great Britain . The key employment sectors in Stowmarket North and Stowupland are wholesale, retail and motor trades, health, and business administration and support services . Employment in wholesale, retail and wholesale in the division is above the county and national averages and accounts for nearly a quarter of all jobs in the Division . One in five employees is involved in the health sector in Stowmarket North and Stowupland 7 LABOUR MARKET JOB SEEKERS ALLOWANCE CLAIMANT RATE 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% Stowmarket North & Stowupland Mid Suffolk Suffolk United Kingdom . Stowmarket North and Stowupland has seen a downward trend in the rate of Jobseekers Allowance claimant over the last few years, in line with national figures . Claimant numbers in the division have remained above those for the district and below those for both the county and country as a whole . In percentage terms, around 0.6% of the working age population are claiming JSA. This is similar to the district average, but below county and national levels 8 SCHOOLS SCHOOL INFORMATION Schools in the Division Average cohort size at Foundatio KS2 KS5 KS4 Latest Latest Ofsted Name Phase n Stage (age (age (age 16) Ofsted Date (age 5) 11) 18) Not yet inspected Cedars Park CP School Primary 66 19 as an Academy The Freeman CP School Primary 26 8 Good 10/11/2015 Not yet inspected Stowupland High School Upper 182 62 as an Academy School Catchment overlaps with the Division Average cohort size at Foundation KS2 KS4 KS5 Latest Ofsted Name Phase Stage (age (age (age (age Latest Ofsted Date 5) 11) 16) 18) Abbot's Hall CP Primary 58 17 Good 18/09/2013 School Chilton CP School Primary 28 10 Good 28/11/2012 Wood Ley CP Primary 43 13 Good 00/01/1900 School Stowmarket High Requires Upper 208 82 23/09/2015 School Improvement 9 SCHOOL ATTAINMENT Foundation Stage Profile (reception) % pupils achieving Good Level of Development 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2014 2015 2016 Cedars Park CP School The Freeman CP School Suffolk National . Foundation Stage attainment at both Cedars Park and Freeman CP Schools has improved in each of the past three years . Attainment at both schools has been consistently at or above the Suffolk and national averages throughout the 2014 to 2016 period Key Stage 2 (age 11) Pupil Achievement in all three subjects, Reading, Writing and Mathematics (2014–2015 as % Level 4 or better & 2016 % Expected Level or better) In July 2016, there was a change in the way pupil achievement is measured at the end of KS2. Prior to 2016, pupils received National Curriculum Level grades for English and Maths, with L4 being the expected level at the end of Key Stage 2. In 2016 the measure scaled score and shows whether or not a pupil has achieved the national standard for that subject 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Cedars Park CP School The Freeman CP School Suffolk National . Data for these schools is not available prior to 2016 due to changes affected by the Schools Organisation Review . Key Stage 2 attainment at Cedars Park CP was above county and national averages, while The Freeman CP School saw below average attainment 10 GCSE (Key Stage 4) (age 16) % pupils achieving five or more GCSEs (or equivalent) at A*‐C including English and Mathematics In July 2016, an additional measure of pupil achievement at Key Stage 4 was introduced but for the purposes of this profile and to demonstrate change over time, we have presented consistent data for the period 2014‐2016 using the % pupils achieving five or more GCSEs (or equivalent) at A*‐C including English and Mathematics.