THINGOE SOUTH ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE 2021 This Division comprises Barrow, Horringer and Rougham Wards in their entirety plus part of Chedburgh & Chevington, Whepstead & Wickhambrook and Moreton Hall Wards www.suffolkobservatory.info © Crown copyright and database rights 2021 Ordnance Survey 100023395 CONTENTS ▪ Demographic Profile: Age & Ethnicity ▪ Economy and Labour Market ▪ Schools & NEET ▪ Index of Multiple Deprivation ▪ Health ▪ Crime & Community Safety ▪ Additional Information ▪ 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? 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Technical Notes: 1. Where electoral divisions do not exactly match the boundaries at which the data is available (e.g. ward, Output Area or Lower Super Output Area), 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. Where possible we have used the most recent district boundaries for comparison purposes, but in some cases it has been necessary to use the pre-2019 districts. 4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE - AGE In mid-2019, the population of Thingoe South stood at 9,359, an increase of 4% since the 2011 Census. The age structure of the component wards and the division as a whole is set out below. Thingoe Chedburgh & Whepstead & South Horringer Barrow Rougham Chevington Wickhambrook Division All Ages 9,359 2,617 2,495 2,374 1,432 441 0-4 370 87 110 85 71 17 5-9 565 160 169 137 76 23 10-14 592 173 167 156 70 26 15-19 466 151 122 127 45 21 20-24 338 106 90 91 45 6 25-29 305 64 90 89 57 5 30-34 426 98 124 105 85 14 35-39 472 151 126 106 69 20 40-44 494 148 140 129 58 19 45-49 653 194 193 159 75 32 50-54 776 225 186 197 128 40 55-59 690 169 163 181 136 41 60-64 625 159 157 160 116 33 65-69 619 144 163 170 105 37 70-74 735 212 184 174 118 47 75-79 545 164 127 159 71 24 80-84 368 103 104 78 61 22 85-89 191 64 44 45 30 8 90+ 129 45 36 26 16 6 90+ 85-89 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% England - females England - males Thingoe South - females Thingoe South - males ▪ The age pyramid for Thingoe South shows a higher-than-average proportion of people in each age band over the age of 45. The division has a relatively elderly age profile. 5 ▪ The most common age group in Thingoe South is 50–54-year-olds, followed by people aged 70-74 and 55-59. ▪ There is a much lower than average number of people of working age, particularly 20–39- year-olds. ETHNICITY 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Thingoe South West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ According to the latest data (2011 Census), 98.5% (8,865) of the population of Thingoe South are white, one of the ten highest percentages for a division in Suffolk. ▪ There are 138 (1.5%) people of minority ethnic origin in the division. ▪ Thingoe South has lower proportions of minority ethnic groups than West Suffolk and Suffolk county. Total Asian and Black and Other All minority White White British Mixed Asian Black Ethnic people ethnic British British Group population Count Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Thingoe South 9,003 8,865 98.5 8,554 95.0 60 0.7 42 0.5 20 0.2 16 0.2 138 1.5 West Suffolk 170,756 161,522 94.6 147,381 86.3 3,148 1.8 3,087 1.8 2,198 1.3 801 0.5 9,234 5.4 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 85.4 79.8 2.3 7.8 3.5 1.0 14.6 6 ECONOMY There are 4,100 people employed in Thingoe South. 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Thingoe South West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ The key employment sectors in Thingoe South are wholesale, retail and motor trades, manufacturing and transport and storage, which between them account for almost 50% of jobs in the division. ▪ The proportion of employment in these three sectors in Thingoe South is much higher than the national average. ▪ Construction and professional, scientific and technical activities are also important employers in Thingoe South, each providing around 1 in 13 jobs in the division. 7 LABOUR MARKET OUT-OF-WORK BENEFIT CLAIMANT RATE 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Jul-18 Jul-19 Jul-20 Apr-18 Oct-18 Apr-19 Oct-19 Apr-20 Oct-20 Jan-18 Jun-18 Jan-19 Jun-19 Jan-20 Jun-20 Jan-21 Mar-18 Mar-19 Mar-20 Feb-18 Feb-19 Feb-20 Nov-18 Dec-18 Nov-19 Dec-19 Nov-20 Dec-20 Aug-18 Sep-18 Aug-19 Sep-19 Aug-20 Sep-20 May-18 May-19 May-20 Thingoe South West Suffolk Suffolk England ▪ Thingoe South saw a sharp increase in claimants of out-of-work benefits in the first half of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, much like the rest of the county and England as a whole. ▪ Claimant unemployment levels in the division are consistently below those of the district, county and England as a whole. ▪ In percentage terms, approximately 3.4% of the working age population of Thingoe South are claiming out-of-work benefits in January 2021. 8 SCHOOLS SCHOOL INFORMATION Schools in the Division Average cohort size at: Latest Latest Ofsted Ofsted Status Date Academy Foundation KS2 (ageKS2 11) (ageKS4 16) (ageKS5 18) Name Phase (ageStage 5) Barrow CEVCP School Primary LA 30 0 0 0 Outstanding 20/10/2011 Great Whelnetham Church of Primary AS 18 19 0 0 Inadequate 16/01/2019 England Primary School Ickworth Park Primary Primary LA 33 14 0 0 Good 12/11/2010 School Rougham CofE Primary Primary AS 24 25 0 0 Inadequate* 19/01/2017 School Requires Sybil Andrews Academy Secondary AS 0 0 63 0 14/05/2019 improvement Schools with catchments that overlap with the Division Average cohort size at: Latest Latest Ofsted Ofsted Status Date Academy Foundation KS2 (ageKS2 11) (ageKS4 16) (ageKS5 18) Name Phase (ageStage 5) All Saints' CEVCP School, Primary LA 24 23 0 0 Outstanding 03/12/2010 Lawshall Cockfield CEVCP School Primary LA 11 9 0 0 Good 25/02/2020 Great Barton CofE Primary Primary AC 30 27 0 0 Outstanding* 26/01/2009 Academy Hartest CofE Primary School Primary AS 10 4 0 0 Good* 01/02/2013 Rattlesden CofE Primary Primary AC 14 17 0 0 Good 18/10/2018 Academy Sexton's Manor Community Primary LA 29 11 0 0 Good 08/05/2014 Primary School Bury St Edmunds County Secondary AC 0 0 248 126 Inadequate 17/01/2019 Upper School Horringer Court Middle Secondary AC 0 95 0 0 Good 14/02/2013 School King Edward VI CEVC Upper Secondary LA 0 0 276 201 Good 06/03/2019 School Ormiston Sudbury Academy Secondary AS 0 0 108 40 Good 06/06/2014 Thurston Community College Secondary LA 0 0 296 135 Good 23/03/2018 Westley Middle School Secondary AC 0 129 0 0 Good 19/06/2013 Academy Status key: AS = Academy Sponsored, AC = Academy Converter, LA = LA Maintained, F = Free *The latest full inspection judgement does not relate to the current school 9 SCHOOL ATTAINMENT Foundation Stage Profile (reception) % pupils achieving Good Level of Development (GLD) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2017 2018 2019 Barrow CEVCP School Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School Ickworth Park Primary School Rougham CofE Primary School Suffolk National ▪ Foundation Stage attainment at schools in Thingoe South has been consistently above the national average over the past three years, with the exception of performance at Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School in 2017.