Locality Profiles

Health and Wellbeing Children's Services Kettering

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INTRODUCTION

This locality profile expands on the findings of the main document and aims to build a localised picture of those clusters of indicators which require focus from the Council and partner agencies. Wherever possible, data has been extracted at locality level and comparison with the rest of the county, the region and England has been carried out.

MAIN FINDINGS

The areas in which Kettering performs very similarly to the national average are detailed below. The district has no indicators in which it performs worse than the national average or the rest of the county:  Life expectancy at birth for females (third lowest in the county)  School exclusions  Under 18 conceptions  Smoking at the time of delivery  Excess weight in Reception and Year 6 pupils  Alcohol specific hospital stays in under 18s (second highest rate in the county)  Admissions to A&E due to self-harm in under 18s (second highest in the county)

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KETTERING OVERVIEW

DEMOGRAPHY

As a locality, a number of Kettering’s demographics conform with the Northamptonshire picture, particularly around household deprivation, occupational structure, qualifications and age. Kettering has a population of around 95,700, the second largest in the county, and the second highest number of households, although the average household size is second lowest in Northamptonshire. The area is predominantly White with a small BME population. Rather than spread evenly across a number of ethnic groups, over 50% fall within the Asian community. Kettering does not show significant signs of deprivation prevalent within the area. However unemployment is marginally higher than the county average, and earnings marginally lower. i Kettering Northamptonshire

Population† 95,700 706,647

Expected Growth† (2012-37) 20.5% 19% Number of households* 39,700 287,700 Average household Size* 2.36 2.40 Gender† Male 49.1% 49.3% Female 50.9% 50.7%

Ethnic Group* White 93.9% 91.5% Mixed 1.3% 2.1% Asian/Asian British 3.2% 3.6% Black/African/Caribbean Black British 1.0% 2. 5%

Other 0.5% 0.4%

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CHILD POPULATION

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Total District Percentage of Estimated 0-18 Percent of Total population (ONS Total district District Population Northamptonshire 2013 mid year population that (May 2013) child population estimates) are children 0-18 Corby 15998 9.54% 64,212 24.91% Daventry 17630 10.51% 78,556 22.44% East Northamptonshire 20718 12.35% 87,969 23.55% Kettering 22686 13.52% 95,748 23.69% Northampton 52411 31.24% 216,739 24.18% South Northamptonshire 20042 11.95% 87,465 22.91% Wellingborough 18260 10.89% 87,465 20.88%

Northamptonshire 167745 100% 706,647 23.74%

Please note that for the following document comparisons will be based on the percentage of child population from the total of children in

Northamptonshire. ii

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POPULATION GROWTH

Kettering is expected to see a 20.5% growth in population over the next 25 years, third highest across the county after Corby and Northampton.iii

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LIFE EXPECTANCY

Life expectancy at birth was similar in Kettering in 2010-2012 to the England, East Midlands and Northamptonshire averages for both males (79.2) and females (82.7). Life expectancy for women in the locality is the third lowest in the county after Corby and Northampton.

Life expectancy for males in Kettering has been increasing broadly in line with the England average. Life expectancy for females in Kettering has remained similar to the England average since 2000/02. iv

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ACCESS TO SERVICES

Kettering has above average access to services on the whole, with the exception being rural Kettering, which has a smaller concentration of services, in line with rural profiles. v

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A HEALTHY START IN LIFE

BIRTH RATES

The number of Live Births in Kettering in 2013 was 1,179; this is the 2nd highest number of live births in the county. This means that there larger number of children in Kettering who will be accessing services such as Children’s Centres and medical support. vi The General Fertility Rate (GFR) shows the number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 (calculated using mid-2012 population estimates). In Kettering the GFR is 65.0 per 1,000 women. This is 9.2 births per 1,000 women higher than in South Northamptonshire, which has the lowest rate of just 55.8 births per 1,000 women in Northamptonshire. Kettering is also below the Northamptonshire average of 66.7 live births per 1,000 women. vii This means that while there was a higher number of births in Kettering in 2013 overall, a smaller proportion of the population are having children and accessing services than in Northamptonshire as a whole.

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HEALTHY BIRTH WEIGHTS

The Percentage of Low Weight Births in Kettering in 2012 was 1.9%, with only Daventry (1.7%) lower and the highest percentage is in East Northamptonshire (2.9%). Kettering is below the averages for both the East Midlands (2.8%) and England (2.8%). The trend for low birth weight in Kettering shows an overall decrease in the percentage of low weight births but that it has remained similar to the declining England average. viii

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INFANT MORTALITY

The infant mortality rateix in Kettering in 2010/12 was 4 deaths per 1,000 live births, this is below both the East Midlands rate of 4.1 and the England rate of 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. The trend for infant mortality in Kettering has remained similar to that of England and there has been an overall increase since 2001/03.

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SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY

The East Midlands has a higher proportion of smoking during pregnancy than England as a whole, and Northamptonshire is no exception. In 2013/14 15% of mothers in Kettering were smokers at the time of delivery. This is slightly below the East Midlands average of 15.1%, and compares poorly to the England average of just 12%. While the proportion of mothers that smoke at the time of delivery has decreased it has been significantly worse than the England proportion since 2011/12. x

Further detailed analysis on smoking habits of people in Northamptonshire can be found in the 2013 JSNA Smoking Detailed Report by PHAST on Northamptonshire Analysis.

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TOOTH DECAY

The mean number of identified tooth decay problems in Kettering in 2011/12 was 0.81 per child. This was significantly better than the England (0.94) and East Midlands (0.92) averages.xi

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CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Childhood obesity has increased across the country as a whole. A snapshot of Reception and Year 6 children for 2012/13 shows an increase in those classified as ‘obese’ of 9.6% nationally, 8.5% in Northamptonshire and 10.5% in Kettering.

Overweight Obese District % Reception % Year 6 % Reception % Year 6 Corby 27.1% 37.7% 12.0% 21.6% Daventry 17.2% 28.7% 6.8% 13.1% East Northamptonshire 20.1% 33.6% 7.9% 17.1% Kettering 23.4% 34.7% 8.6% 19.1% Northampton 20.2% 31.4% 9.3% 17.8% South Northamptonshire 19.8% 30.5% 7.8% 14.8% Wellingborough 23.0% 35.6% 8.8% 18.4%

Northa mptonshire 21.3% 32.7% 8.8% 17.3% East Midlands 22.2% 32.7% 9.0% 18.4% England 22.2% 33.3% 9.3% 18.9%

Kettering shows an overall increase in the percentage of children classified as ‘overweight’ from 2006/07 through to 2012/13 for both 4-5 year olds (Reception) and 10-11 year olds (Year 6). For both age groups analysed, Kettering started with a lower percentage of children classified as ‘overweight’ (32% year 6 06/07, 23% reception 06/07), going on to surpass both the national and East Midlands averages (34.7% year 6 12/13, 23.4% reception 12/13). xii Wider information on obesity in Northamptonshire for both adults and children and the implications of this can be found in the 2013 JSNA Obesity Detailed Report by PHAST on Northamptonshire Analysis.

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There was only one electoral ward with Excess weight among children in Reception in Kettering that is higher than the England average, this is Pipers HillError! Reference source not found.. There are two schools in this ward, Kettering Science Academy and St Edwards Catholic Primary School. Only Slade ward is below the England average for Reception children.

The only ward in Kettering with a higher prevalence of excess weight than then England average for Year 6 is All Saints; there are two schools in this area:  Park Infant School, Kettering

 Park Junior School, Kettering

For Year 6 one ward shows as below the England average, this is Pipers Hill.

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ECONOMIC WELLBEING

DEPRIVATION

Kettering does not show significant signs of deprivation prevalent within the area. However unemployment is marginally higher than the county average and earnings marginally lower.xiii

FREE SCHOOL MEALS

Across Northamptonshire, 14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. 14% of pupils in Kettering are also eligible, equivalent to 2,105 pupils. Proportionately this is the fourth highest across the county. South Northamptonshire has the lowest percentage of pupils eligible for FSMs, at 6%.xiv FSM eligibility has in the past been used as an indicator of poverty. With the introduction of FSM for all KS1 pupils this will no longer be a useful measure for this age range.

UNEMPLOYMENT

In 2014, there were 1,458 JSA claimants in Kettering, which accounts for 14.4% of the Northamptonshire total, indicating levels of unemployment slightly above Northamptonshire averages. However, in line with local trends, the number of people claiming JSA is declining. Between January 2012 and June 2014, the Kettering total fell from 2,229 claims, a reduction of 35%.xv

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CHILD POVERTY

As of May 2013, 15% of children in Kettering live within a household which claims Out of Work Benefit; this is the same as the Northamptonshire rate of 15%.xvi South Northamptonshire, with just 5%, has the lowest rate of out of work households in Northamptonshire; Corby has the highest rate with 20%. Children in Poverty is a measure of those live in low income families when income is less than 60% of the medium household income before housing costs. In Kettering 15.6% of children aged 0-19 years live in poverty in 2011. The highest rate in the county is in Corby (20.1%) and South Northamptonshire (6.6%) is the lowest. For both 2010 and 2011 the rate of children in poverty in Kettering has been significantly better than the England. However, while England decreased between 2010 and 2011 Kettering increased causing the gap between the two to narrow.

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Employment Type Employment within Northamptonshire is spread across a number of industries. The most significant employer is Public Administration (PA) providing 25% of jobs, followed by Wholesale and Retail (W&R) employing 19% of working residents. Financial and Business Services (FBS) employs 15% of workers and Manufacturing 13%. Against regional and national figures, the county is less dependent on PA but has an increased concentration of jobs in W&R and Manufacturing. Variations in the county are significant. Kettering shows a 2% point reduction in FBS employment. To compensate this, the areas shows increases of around 2.5% points in PA and 1% point in Manufacturing. xvii

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DISTANCE TRAVELLED TO WORK AND METHOD OF TRAVEL

Residents in Kettering aged 16 and over, travel an average of 9.8 miles to work. This is third shortest average distance in the county, behind Northampton (8.5 miles) and Corby (9.6 miles). This average distance travelled is broadly in line with the East Midlands average (9.6 miles) and only slightly higher than the England average (9.3 miles).xviii 69.9% of people in Kettering travel to work by driving a car or van – this is the predominant method for people in the borough. This is just above the Northamptonshire average (69.1%) and considerably above the England average (57%).

Kettering has the highest rate of people who walk to work (11.2%) – this is above both the Northamptonshire average (9.7%) and England average (10.7%). A total of 2.8% of people travel to work using bus, minibus or coach, which is the third highest rate in the county, but this is someway behind Northampton (7%) and Corby (6.4%).xix

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A SAFE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

CRIME

Between Sept 2013 and Aug 2014 there were 665 recorded incidents of crime in Kettering, the second highest level after Northampton, representing 15% of all crime in Northamptonshire. In addition, there were 1,433 incidents recorded as domestic non-crime. In line with the Northamptonshire population levels, victim based crime was by far the most common type, representing 95% of all crime recorded in the borough. There were 39,701 households with at least one resident in Kettering as of the 2011 Census, meaning the crime rate in the district is 0.017 crimes per household, the third highest rate in the county. Violence without injury was the most frequent crime type, at 40% of all recorded crime. Violence involving injury represented 38.3% of all victim-based crime in the borough, followed by criminal damage, representing 12.4% of all victim-based crime – the highest level in the county.xx

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A SAFE AND HEALTHY FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

TROUBLED FAMILIES

283 families in Kettering have been identified as a ‘Priority Family’. This equates to 14.6% of all the ‘Priority Families’ identified in Northamptonshire. Of these families, 38.52% have been ‘turned around’, as per their outcomes plan. The Kettering figure is lower than the average rate of ‘turn- around’ for Northamptonshire, which stands at 42.19%. Kettering has the lowest rate of ‘turn-around’ for all localities within Northamptonshire - the highest locality being Corby (46.50%). xxi

DOMESTIC ABUSE

Between April 2013 and May 2014, the rate of recorded domestic crimes and incidents in Kettering was 4.12 per 1,000 households. This is the third highest of all Northamptonshire districts. Corby has the highest rate at 6.01 per 1,000 household and South Northamptonshire has the lowest rate with 1.69 per 1,000 households for recorded domestic crime and incident.

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Between Sept 2013 and Aug 2014, of the registered incidents of domestic violence, there was concern for children in 177 incidences, or in 34.9% of cases. Across Northamptonshire, this level is higher at 36.7%. Concern was registered for children in an additional 261 ‘domestic incidents’ in Kettering.xxii

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DRUG USE

In Northamptonshire, overall numbers of client contacts remain relativity stable. Packs collected shows more fluctuation, with a high spike around April 2013, there is no known reason for this increase. Patterns of drug use in Kettering, both in client contacts and needle pack distribution, fall broadly in line with patterns across Northamptonshire. In 2013, there were 3,495 contacts in Kettering, and 7,846 needle packs distributed. This represents 27.1% of Northamptonshire's contacts and 26.3% of packs distributed. With Kettering's population being 13.5% that of Northamptonshire, this demonstrates higher than average numbers accessing services.xxiii

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ALCOHOL RELATED HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS (ALL AGES)

Figures for 2012/13 show that hospital stays for alcohol related harm in Kettering (675 per 100,000) were above the both the East Midlands rate (646 per 100,000), and England (637 per 100,000). The trend for hospital stays for alcohol related harm in Kettering show that levels have fluctuated year on year between similar and significantly worse than the England rates. Overall the rate in both Kettering and England has increased since 2008/09 but in Kettering there has been a decrease between 2011/12 and 2012/13. xxiv For further in depth details on adult alcohol and drug use in Northamptonshire, addiction treatment in the county and numbers of adults in treatment with children, please refer to the 2013 JSNA Alcohol Detailed Report by PHAST and the JSNA Substance Misuse report (expected publication in early 2015).

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A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SCHOOL AND EDUCATION

SCHOOL PROVISION

There are 9 nursery schools in Northamptonshire. Of these, 1 nursery school is in Kettering. Nursery schools in Northamptonshire have an average of 114 students. This is fairly similar to the nursery school in Kettering, which has 101 students. There are 256 primary schools in Northamptonshire. Of these, 30 primary schools are in Kettering. These schools have a total of 7,628 students. Primary schools in Northamptonshire have an average of 235 students. Kettering has a similar average, with an average of 254 students per primary school. There are 36 secondary schools in Northamptonshire. Of these, 4 secondary schools are in Kettering. These schools have a total of 7,628 students. Secondary schools in Northamptonshire have an average of 1,078 students. Kettering has a fairly similar average, with an average of 1,129 students per secondary school. There are 5 mixed schools in Northamptonshire which provide a mixture of primary and secondary education, including post-16 education. Of these, 2 mixed schools are in Kettering. These schools have a total of 2,882 students. Mixed schools in Northamptonshire have an average of 1,433 students. Kettering has a fairly similar average, with an average of 1441 students per mixed school.xxv

POST 16 EDUCATIONAL PROVISION

There are 47 schools providing post-16 education in Northamptonshire. This includes 34 secondary schools, 8 special schools, and 5 schools providing a mixture of primary and secondary education. Of the 47 schools providing post-16 education in Northamptonshire, 6 of these are in Kettering. This includes 4 secondary schools and 2 schools providing a mixture of primary and secondary education.

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In Northamptonshire, the average number of students in post-16 education averages at 154 per school. This is higher when considering just secondary schools, where there is an average of 184 students in post-16 education. In mixed schools, the number of students in post-16 education averages at 175. In comparison, schools providing post-16 education in Kettering have an average of 176 students in post-16 education. This equates to 852 students.xxvi

OFSTED RATINGS

73% of school in Kettering have been rated as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. This is just slightly below the Northamptonshire average at 77.7%. The percentage of learners attending schools rated Good or Outstanding in Kettering is 61%, and again this falls below the average of 70%. The only district in Northamptonshire with a lower proportion of students attending Good or Outstanding schools is East Northamptonshire at 55%. The best performance in this area comes from South Northamptonshire, where 93.3% of schools are Good or Outstanding and 95% of children attend these schools.xxvii

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EARLY YEARS TAKE UP

The level of early years take up in Kettering is the same as Northamptonshire as a whole. In summer 2014, there was a 85% take up rate for 3 year olds in both Kettering and Northamptonshire. For 4 year olds, this raised to an average of 94% for Kettering, which was above the Northamptonshire average of 92%. Levels of maintained take up were 17% for age 3, which was slightly below the Northamptonshire average, rising to 55% for age 4 which was in line with Northamptonshire average. The closest district statistically was Wellingborough, where maintained take up was 20% for age 3 and 52% for age 4.xxviii

KS2 ATTAINMENT

Levels of attainment at KS2 have improved between 2013 and 2014 in both Kettering and Northamptonshire as a whole across all levels. In Kettering a higher percentage of students achieved each level than in Northamptonshire as a whole during 2014. For the same year, only Daventry and South Northamptonshire achieved greater results.xxix

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KS4 ATTAINMENT

In 2014, 57.3% of children achieved 5 A*-C’s including English and Maths in Kettering. This is above the national average of 56.6, and the Northamptonshire average of 51.8%. % 5+ % LOP % LOP A*_C % Eng Maths inc EM

Kettering 70.33% 63.00% 57.33%

England (State) 71.6% 65.5% 56.6%

Local Authority 65.8% 62.0% 51.8%

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FOUNDATION STAGE

As with KS2 and KS4, Kettering exceeded the Northamptonshire average with regards to FSP results, achieving a rate of 59% in 2014 compared to 57% across Northampton. Kettering remained marginally below the national average of 60%.xxx

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN)

Kettering’s SEN population forms 11.9% of Northamptonshire's total SEN population. This falls below the percentage of Northamptonshire children living within Kettering (13.4%) indicating a below average SEN need within the district. Mild Learning Disabilities (MDL) account for a high proportion of SEN need in Kettering, making up 24.7% of cases. This compares to 17.1 across Northamptonshire. Behaviour, Educational and Social Difficulties (BESD) account for a further 23.3% of additional need in Kettering. This is just slightly below the Northamptonshire average of 24% The proportion of SEN due to Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is lower in Kettering than average, with this accounting for 12% of SEN reasons across Northamptonshire, but only 10.% in Kettering.

For those children with SEN information will be gathered to provide extra help known as School Action. When more help is needed, external support will be sought, this is School Action Plus. 8.3% of students in primary schools and 7.5% of pupils in secondary schools in Kettering come under School Action or School Action Plus. The average for Northamptonshire is 11% and 11.2% respectively, showing that need is below

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average in Kettering. In primary schools, Kettering has the lowest percentage of children on SEN A+P, with South Northamptonshire being the closest statistical neighbour at 9.4%. At Secondary level, Kettering and Corby both have 7.5% of pupils on SEN A+P, and this is again the lowest rate across Northamptonshire.xxxi

SCHOOL EXCLUSION

During 2013-2014, there were 1386 pupils excluded on a fixed term basis and 52 permanent exclusions in Northamptonshire. So far in the year to date 2014 – 2015 there have been 1,454 pupils excluded on a fixed term basis and 61 permanent exclusions. Kettering had a 2.6% rate of fixed term exclusions during 13/14, this exclusion rate is almost the worst in the county, with only Northampton demonstrating a higher rate at 2.6% when special schools are excluded from the calculations. Kettering also performed poorly in terms of permanent exclusions, with a rate of 0.13%, again superseded only by Northampton with a rate of 0.17%. This compares to an average rate of 0.8% across the county, when special schools are excluded. The most common reasons given for fixed term exclusions in Kettering are ‘Other’, Physical Assault on pupils, and Verbal Assault on adults. This is in line with the most common reasons given across all districts.

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Across Northamptonshire as a whole, the majority of permanent exclusions occurred in years 9 and 10. This is in line with trends across England.xxxii

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PROTECTION FROM RISKY BEHAVIOURS

NEET

The number of young people aged 16-24 years Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) is nationally falling, with the 16-18 age group the lowest on record in March 2014. Kettering follows this national trend, with a decrease of 0.5% in the percentage of NEET between 12/13 and 13/14. This is despite the Northamptonshire average raising 0.5% during the same period (according to DFE estimates). South Northamptonshire was the only other district within Northamptonshire to show an improvement (of 0.2%). Kettering now has 4.7% of persons aged 16-24 recognised as NEETs, with South Northamptonshire being the only Northamptonshire district with a lower rate at 2.2% in 13/14.

This indicator will be affected by the introduction of mandatory education or training for all those aged 16-18 years. xxxiii

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TEEN CONCEPTIONS AND TEENAGE PREGNANCIES

In 2012 there were 30.4 conceptions per 1,000 of females aged 15-17 in Kettering. Though below the Northamptonshire average of 30.79, Kettering is above both the East Midlands (28.29) and England (27.75) rates. The overall trend of Under 18 conception has declined in Kettering it has remained similar to the England average since 1998.xxxiv

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HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS DUE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL IN UNDER 18’S

Figures for 2012-13 show that alcohol abuse, as measured by the amount of admissions to hospital due to alcohol for under 18s, in Kettering is above the average recorded across Northamptonshire regions, but below the average for England. There were 36.4 admissions per 100,000 in Kettering in the given year; Northamptonshire’s average was 33.2 and the average for England was 44.9. xxxv The lowest rates for Northamptonshire came from Daventry, with 19.7 admissions per 100,000, whilst Corby recorded the highest rates, with 53.3 admissions per 100,000. Evidence suggests that young people who use recreational drugs are at greater risk of mental ill health including suicide, depression and disruptive behaviour disorders. Among 10-15 year olds an increased likelihood of drug use can be linked to a range of adverse experiences and behaviours including truancy, school exclusion, homelessness, time in care and serious or frequent offending. With 93.6 admissions per 100,000 population, Northamptonshire is considered to be doing significantly worse than the England average of 75.2 per 100,000. The East Midlands overall average is considered to be significantly better than the England average with 69 admissions per 100,000. xxxvi For further in depth details on young peoples alcohol and drug use in Northamptonshire and addiction treatment in the county, please refer to the 2013 JSNA Alcohol Detailed Report by PHAST and the JSNA Substance Misuse report (publication expected in early 2015) on Northamptonshire Analysis.

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YOUTH OFFENDING

During 2013-14, a total of 109 outcomes for youth offenders were registered in Kettering, equating to over one-sixth (15.3%) of all outcomes recorded across Northamptonshire. The proportion of pre- court outcomes handed down to the borough’s children and young people was lower, at 13.2% of the county’s total, whilst the percentage of court outcomes was higher (17.7%). Whilst the proportion of pre-court outcomes was comparable to the borough’s share of the county’s children and person’s population, the proportion of the county’ court outcomes was higher than its share of the county’s populace. For Youth Offenders there are a range of possible outcomes. These outcomes are dependent on the offence committed and the person’s previous offending history. During 2013-14 the most frequent pre- court outcome used in Kettering was a ‘Youth Caution’ (44, or 88% of local outcomes) whilst the most frequent after-court outcome was a ‘Referral Order’ (19, or 32.2% of local outcomes), closely followed by ‘YRO’ (16 or 27.1% of local outcomes). These two outcomes accounted for approaching two-thirds of the borough’s after court outcomes. In Kettering the number of youth offending outcomes received increased with age, with 17 year olds receiving nearly one-third of all handed down outcomes (34 out of 109). Nearly three-quarters of these outcomes were handed down to young people over 15 years of age.

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77 young people received the 109 outcomes handed down. This equated to an average rate of 1.4 outcomes per offender, which is higher than the Northamptonshire average of 1.30 outcomes per offender.

The rate of first time entrants to the youth justice system shows the rate of 10-17 year olds who have received their first reprimand, warning or conviction per 100,000 population. Young offenders are often at risk of more unmet health needs than their peers. Rates recorded for first time entrants to the youth justice system in Northamptonshire have been in overall decline since 2010. Both 2010 and 2011 (911 and 747 per 100,000 respectively) declined in line with that of England (902 per 100,000 population) and were considered statistically similar to the England rate. However, 2012 (622 per 100,000) saw a slowing down in the rate of Northamptonshire first time entrants in comparison to England (556 per 100,000) and resulted in Northamptonshire being significantly worse that the England rate. In 2013, Northamptonshire (469 per 100,000) rates again reduced and once again became similar to those of England (441 per 100,000). xxxvii

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THE RIGHT INTERVENTIONS AT THE RIGHT TIME

2013/14 Kettering

2881 Contacts 1370 (48%) 2069 Referrals NFA 1001 (48%) NFA 1295 Initial Assessments

679 (52%) 510 Core Assessments Case Closures 186 (36%) Case Closures 335 S47 Enquiries 238 (71%) NFA 110 CPP 95 Notes: 139 1. Initial Contacts and Referrals are CPPs ending completions. 2. Initial Assessments and New CPP 67 Core Assessments are authorisations. 3. Children in Need, CPP and LAC are snapshot at the end of the reporting LAC period. 4. Figures based on home postcode of child. 32 41 New LAC Leaving LAC

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COMMON ASSESSMENT FOR FAMILIES

In total, 257 CAFs were carried out during 2013-14 in Kettering, representing 17.2% of those undertaken across Northamptonshire. The only district with more CAFs was Northampton, which accounted for 29.6% of CAFS. In total, 1.3% of children in Kettering were the subject of a CAF in this year. The Northamptonshire average is 1%, and Corby was the only town where a greater proportion of children became the subject of a CAF, with a rate of 1.5%.xxxviii Across the county as a whole there has been a 39% decrease in the number of CAFs completed from quarter 1 to quarter 2 2014-15. Decreases have been observed in nearly every district in the county, In Kettering there were 6 fewer CAFs completed in quarter 2 than in quarter 1.

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CHILDREN IN NEED

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The map to the left shows a snapshot of the child in need population at March 2014, to highlight hotspot areas. To put these areas into more familiar terms, below are the wards and areas these hotspots are in, as well as the secondary schools in the area:

Wicksteed, Grange and Kettering Central (Kettering Buccleuch)

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CHILD PROTECTION PLANS 2013-14

Child Protection Plans (CPP) are developed and applied to a child and their family or carers where they are considered at risk of abuse or neglect. In 2013-2014, 139 children in Kettering became subject to a Child Protection Plan (CPP). This represents 13.6% of CPPs initiated across Northamptonshire. Estimates suggest that 13.5% of

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Northamptonshire’s children reside in Kettering, indicating a percentage of children becoming subject to CPPs in the district only fractionally above the average. Based on population estimates, 0.72% of children in Kettering became subject to CPPs, fractionally above the Northamptonshire average of 0.71%. The district with the lowest percentage of children becoming subject to CPPs is South Northamptonshire at 0.12%.xxxix There are five categories for which children become subjects of CPPs, these are Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse or Multiple Abuse. In Kettering the top three reasons for CPP are: 1. Multiple Abuse 2. Neglect 3. Emotional Abuse.

In a snapshot of CPPs taken on 31st July, 94 children were subject to District CCP at 31st July 2014 % a CPP, representing 0.49% of the district population. Kettering Corby 80 9.9 Daventry 60 7.4 accounts for 11.6% of CPPs in place on that date across East Northamptonshire 44 5.4 Northamptonshire, lower than Kettering’s share of the total Kettering 94 11.6 children population. Northampton 381 47.0 South Northamptonshire 33 4.1

Wellingborough 116 14.3 Unknown 3 0.3 Grand Total 811 100.0

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Across Northamptonshire there is a general trend for the number of CPPs put in place to decline as the child’s age increases. Kettering adheres to this trend. In Kettering, 96 of the 139 CPPs issued, or 69%, involved children aged 10 or below. Across Northamptonshire as a whole, 77% of children fell within this age bracket. As at March 2014 a total of 777 CPPs were recorded as completed across Northamptonshire, with 108 of these registered in Kettering. The growth in the number of completed CPPs has been dramatic in the past 12 months, increasing by 64% for the county and a similar 69% in Kettering. The duration of completed CPPs within Northamptonshire has reduced during the past 12 months, with those lasting for more than 6 months falling by over 3% and completions in under 6 months increasing by this amount. In particular this has seen a concentration in completions occurring between 1 and 6 months representing 55% of CPPs. Within Kettering an opposite trend can be seen, CPP’s lasting longer than 6 months rising from 44% to 47%. Comparatively the duration of CPPs in Kettering is high in the 9 to 12 months and 1 to 2 year categories. CPP completions in Kettering represent 14% of those in Northamptonshire.

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LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN 2013-14

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Looked-After Children (LAC) refers to those under the age of 18 looked after by the State as a result of care orders or through voluntary agreement. In 2013-14, 20 children in Kettering entered the care of Children's Social Services, representing 6.6% of all looked after children in Northamptonshire, and comparing favourably to the 13.4% of the total child population residing in Kettering.

Of all the children who reside in Kettering, 0.17% became looked after during this year. Across Northamptonshire, the figure is 0.34%, twice that of Northamptonshire. Looked After Children are categorised under 8 reasons for why they are LAC. In Kettering the three most common reasons are: 1. Abuse and Neglect 2. Family Dysfunction 3. Child’s Disability Family Dysfunction and Abuse and Neglect are the top two categories in all districts of Northamptonshire. In a snapshot taken on the 31st March 2014 there were 67 children being looked after in Kettering. This represents 8.1% of Northamptonshire's total population of looked after Children, indicating below average numbers in comparison to the population size. xl

As with Child Protection Plans, the age at which a child is most likely to enter care is 0-1, however there is no direct correlation between age and Care admissions. In both 2012-13 and 2013-14, 11

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year olds where least likely to enter care, and between 11 and 16, this likelihood gradually increase. Once again, Kettering follows the same general trend. In Kettering, 19 of the care entrance, or 59.4% were 10 or under at the time of admission, comparing to 50.5% for Northamptonshire as a whole.

The period LAC stay in care has changed notably in the past 12 months. For Northamptonshire in March 2013 70% of LAC were in care for between 1 and 15 years and 48% for between 2 and 15 years. For March 2014 this had fallen to 61% and 43% respectively. In the same period those in care for less than 1 year had increased by 44%. The opposite can be observed in Kettering, where in March 2014 the number of LAC in care for a minimum of 2 years had risen by 6% points, particularly focused within the 5 to 10 year category.

The duration of care stays in Kettering is comparatively high, against the Northamptonshire figure, between 2 years to 5 years and 5 years to 10 years. The number of LAC is the third highest of localities in the county, accounting for 8% of clients.

77% of LACs and 84% of CPPs in Northamptonshire are White. However, in Kettering these figures are higher, where 96% of LACs and 90% of CPPs are White. Nonetheless, this is to be expected, since Kettering has a higher proportion of White people – 94% compared to Northamptonshire’s 91%. 3% of LACS and 5% of CCPs in Kettering are Mixed Ethnicity. This is high compared to Kettering’s population, where only 1% are Mixed. Nonetheless, this trend is common across the county, with 7% of LACs and 9% of CPPs Mixed compared to a population of 2% Mixed.

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ANNEXE

LOCATION OF CHILDREN’S CENTRES IN KETTERING

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i Demographic, Office of National Statistics, 2011 Census, gathered 2014 ii Children’s Population, Office of National Statistics, Mid Year estimates 2013, gathered 2014 iii Population Growth, Office of National Statistics, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/snpp/sub-national-population-projections/2012-based- projections/index.html iv Life Expectancy at Birth 2010-12, Public Health Outcomes Framework, gathered 2014 http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/Life%20expectancy#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E07000150 v This is an amalgamation of distance to Primary School, GP and Food Stores. Source: Department of Transport – Transport connectivity and accessibility of key services statistics 2012, gathered 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/accessibility-statistics-2012 vi Live Births, Office of National statistics, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-317529 vii General Fertility Rates, Office of National statistics, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-317529 viii Birth Weight, Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Low%20Birth%20weight#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/0/par/E12000004/are/E06000015 ix Infant Mortality, Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/infant%20mortality#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/0/par/E12000004/are/E06000015 x Smoking During Pregnancy, Public Health Outcomes Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Low%20Birth%20weight#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/0/par/E12000004/are/E06000015 xi Tooth Decay, Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/tooth%20decay xii Obesity, Data gathered from NCC BIPI (2014) and Public Health Outcomes Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/obesity#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E07000155 xiii Deprivation, data gathered from Northamptonshire Police Force 2014

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xiv Free School Meals, data gathered from Northamptonshire Police Force 2014 xv Unemployment, Northamptonshire Analysis, gathered 2014 http://www.northamptonshireanalysis.co.uk/metadata/view/indicatorinstance?pid=7390&id=33709&norefer=true xvi Child Poverty, Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014, http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/low%20income#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/3/par/E12000004/are/E07000032 xvii Employment Type, Office of National Statistics – 2011 Census, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census-analysis/distance-travelled-to- work/2011-census-analysis---distance-travelled-to-work.html#tab-conclusions xviii Distance Travelled to Work , Office of National Statistics – 2011 Census, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census-analysis/distance-travelled- to-work/2011-census-analysis---distance-travelled-to-work.html#tab-conclusions xix Methods of Travel to Work, Office of National Statistics – 2011 Census, gathered 2014 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census-analysis/distance-travelled- to-work/2011-census-analysis---distance-travelled-to-work.html#tab-conclusions xx Crime Data, gathered from the Northamptonshire Police 2014 xxi Priority Families, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxii Domestic Violence and Abuse, data gathered from Northamptonshire Police Force 2014 xxiii Needle Distribution data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxiv Hospital Stays for Alcohol Related Harm (All Ages), Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/alcohol%20related xxv School Provision, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxvi Post 16 Provision, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxvii Ofsted Ratings for schools, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxviii Early Years Take Up, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014

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xxix KS2 Attainment, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxx Foundation Stage, data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxi SEN data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxii School Exclusions data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxiii NEET data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxiv Teenage Pregnancy, Public Health Outcome Framework, gathered 2014 http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/infant%20mortality#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/0/par/E12000004/are/E06000015 xxxv Hospital Admissions Due to Substance Misuse, Public Health Outcomes Framework, gathered 2014 http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/drug#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/3/par/E12000004/are/E10000021 xxxvi Under 18s Alcohol Specific Hospital Admission, Public Health Outcomes Framework, gathered 2014 http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/Alcohol#gid/1/pat/6/ati/101/page/3/par/E12000004/are/E07000150 xxxvii Youth Offenders Data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxviii Common Assessment Framework data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xxxix Child Protection Plan data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014 xl Looked After Child’s data gathered from NCC BIPI 2014

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