Vision and Aims of Council and Partnership
We want children to be healthy, at the centre of everything we do so that they
can make a positive contribution, have fun, and enjoy growing up. We want to
build a community for them that keeps them safe, supports their creativity and
enables them to meet their potential.
Child population
There are about 60,000 under 16s in Enfield (mid-2008). There is expected to be
little change in the number of children overall, in the next five years. The
5-9s may increase by 9%.
Projections, 2008 compared to 2013:
Source: 2007 Round of Demographic Projections - RLP Low; Greater London
Authority
Link to data
School pupil data
There are about 50,300 pupils in Enfield’s state schools. There are 95 languages
spoken by pupils in these schools. There has been an improvement in the
proportion of pupils attaining 5 GCSEs at A*-C grades including English and
Maths, from 43.0% in 2006 to 47.7% in 2008.
Child poverty
One of the key priorities for the Partnership is to tackle child poverty in the
Borough. Enfield has high levels of child poverty in some parts of the area:
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Source of data: Indices of Deprivation 2007, DCLG
Link to data includes the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index
(IDACI)