South and West Devon Childrens Socio-Economic Data

I would like to access a range of socio-economic data for South and West Devon relating to school age children (4-18) in order to build a profile of needs in our catchment area.

I would like the most up to date data you have so doesn’t need to be a specific time period, just the most recent.

Information I would like for Ivybridge and any of the South Hams Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA)/wards:

Life Expectancy

Please refer to the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

Literacy Rate

Please refer to our disclosure log in which the question has already been answered. This is the most up-to-date information we hold, as these tests were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Index of Multiple Deprivation data

Please refer to the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

Income deprivation affecting children index

Please refer to the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

IMD education, skills and training tank

Please refer to the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

Child Obesity rates by ward/LSOA

Please refer to Local Health – Public Health England

Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET) characteristics by Ward and ethnicity, age and gender

Please refer to the Devon Health and Wellbeing website.

% of people employed in higher professional occupations

Census 2011 is still latest available information at LSOA level until 2021 census data is released in 2022/23. 2011 census at LSOA level available here: www.nomisweb.co.uk

% of people employed in lower supervisory and technical occupations

Census 2011 is still latest available information at LSOA level until 2021 census data is released in 2022/23. 2011 census at LSOA level available here: www.nomisweb.co.uk

% of disadvantaged students

Devon County Council suggest using Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) which is available at ward level.

Data on progression to higher education and employment – how many students access this etc

Devon County Council suggest using age specific education and employment rates from census www.nomisweb.co.uk

Data on community needs (community needs index)

Please refer to Local Insight – The data you need for the areas you care about – OCSI

Proportion of children on Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) or registered as Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and not registered as SEND

Please note these figures are for all the schools in the South Hams.

% of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethic (BAME) groups in the area

Census 2011 is still latest available information at LSOA level until 2021 census data is released in 2022/23. 2011 census at LSOA level available here: www.nomisweb.co.uk

Number of children on a child protection plan

There are 38 children on a child protection plan as of the end of July 2021, living in the South Hams wards.

Number of young people known to the youth offending service

6 children/young people had interventions open with the youth offending service as of the end of July 2021, living in the South Hams wards.

No of fixed term exclusions

For the academic year 2020/2021 there were 580.

Permanent exclusions

For the academic year 2020/2021 there were 5.

Free school meals 0% accessing

Please see the previously published request Free School Meals – Freedom of information (devon.gov.uk)