School Health Profile Market Harborough Town Cluster Published October 2014 This profile gives a picture of child health in this area. It is designed to help local professionals in government and health services understand the needs of children so they can work to improve children’s health and reduce health inequalities. 1 - Farndon Fields Academy 2 - Foxton Primary 3 - Great Bowden Academy 4 - Little Bowden School 5 - Lubenham All Saints C of E Primary 6 - Market Harborough C of E Primary 7 - Meadowdale Primary Academy 8 - Ridgeway Primary Academy 9 - Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary 10 - The Robert Smyth Academy 11 - Welland Park Academy Key Figures Key Statistics for Market Harborough Town Cluster District Cluster Indicator Value Value The health of people in Harborough is generally better than the England average. Deprivation is lower than average and % BME 9.5% 9.1% life expectancy for both men and women is higher than the % Pupils eligible for free England average. 6.2% 5.4% school meals The Market Harborough Town cluster contains 11 schools, 9 % Pupils where English is not primary schools and 2 secondary schools. 4,058 pupils attend 3.0% 3.0% their first language these schools and 53% are male. The modelled proportion of children living in poverty is better % School Action pupils 9.0% 8.2% than the England average. % School Action Plus pupils 3.2% 3.8% The modelled percentage of pupils at age 5 achieving a good level of development in the cluster is similar to the England % Pupils registered as SEN 1.2% 1.1% average. with a statement The modelled percentages of children with excess weight in % Pupils registered as SEN 12.2% 12.0% Reception and Year 6 are better than the England average. without a statement Child Health Survey Responses SHINT School Health Profile The chart below shows the percentage of the school population The circles show the counts of pupils with medical at Reception age (who completed the SHINT questionnaire) that conditions in the school cluster. The sizes of the circles are have a health concern in the following areas. The numbers proportional to number of pupils with each condition. present in the bars are the counts of pupils Return rate: 67% Child Health Summary The chart below shows how the health of children in this area compares with the rest of England. This area’s result for each indicator is shown as a circle. The average for England is shown by the black line, which is always at the centre of the chart. The range of results for all local areas in England is shown as a grey bar. A red circle means that this area is significantly worse than England for that indicator; however, a green circle may still indicate an important public health problem. Local Eng Eng Eng Indicator England Range Value Avg Worst Best 1 Income Deprivation (%) 7.2 14.7 49.8 1.1 2 Unemployment (%) 1.6 3.8 16.7 0.3 3 Child Poverty (%) 7.9 21.8 79.8 1.0 4 Child Development at age 5 (%) 68.2 63.5 19.1 95.0 5 GCSE Achievement (5A*-C inc. Eng & Maths) (%) 54.0 58.8 21.0 100.0 6 General Health - bad or very bad (%) 4.0 5.5 16.7 0.0 7 Low Birth Weight Births (%) 5.4 7.4 13.8 1.4 8 Children with excess weight (Reception Year) (%) 17.3 22.5 45.5 6.0 9 Children with excess weight (Year 6) (%) 27.8 33.5 54.1 10.0 10 Children's and young people's admissions for injury 1049.7 1180.9 2647.8 412.7 Indicator Notes 1. % in income deprived households reliant on means tested benefit, 2010 2. % of working age population who are claiming out of work benefit , 2012/13 3. % of children in low income families (children living in families in receipt of out of work benefits or tax credits where their reported income is < 60% median income) for u-16s only, 2010 4. % of pupils achieving a good level of development at age 5, 2011/12 5. % of pupils achieving 5 GCSEs grades A* - C, including English and Maths, 2011/12 6. % of people in very bad health, 2011 7. % of all live births at term with weighing less than 2,500 grams, 2008-12 8. % of measured children in Reception Year who were classified as overweight or obese, 2010/11 – 2012/13 9. % of measured children in Year 6 who were classified as overweight or obese, 2010/11 – 2012/13 10. Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people (aged 0-17 years), 2008/09 – 2012/13 For more information, please contact the Public Health Intelligence Team on [email protected] .