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Research and evidence

Grow well: children and young people data

The grow well dashboard shows data about children and young people including education, health, deprivation, safety and local services.

Health and wellbeing during childhood and adolescence can have a lasting impact. The grow well dashboard provides data to support understanding, planning and improvement. 

About the grow well dashboard

Use the dashboard to: 

  • understand health, wellbeing and wider determinants for children aged 5 to 19 
  • support planning and decision-making for services 
  • compare Liverpool with regional and national data 

Topics the dashboard covers 

The dashboard includes information on: 

  • population and demographics  
  • education and school attendance  
  • physical and mental health  
  • healthy weight and physical activity  
  • income, employment and child poverty  
  • crime and community safety  
  • children in care and vulnerable children  
  • special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)  
  • local services and community assets   
  • ward profiles 
  • deprivation and inequalities 
  • summary overview ('Tartan Rug')  

Using the dashboard

The dashboard should load on this page. The first screen shows an overview of all topics. Use the left-hand side menu to explore: 

  • Introduction – what the dashboard covers  
  • Guidance – how to use the dashboard and interactive charts  
  • Resources – useful local services, programmes and information  
  • Index – explains terms and definitions  
  • Appendix – shows data sources  

You can return to the homepage by using the house icon or move between sections using the navigation arrows. 

 

Help using the dashboard

If you're not sure how to use a Power BI dashboard, view the guidance: How to use Power BI dashboards.

Key facts

  • 29.6% of children live in poverty
  • 34.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals
  • 43.4% of Year 6 children are overweight or living with obesity 
  • 26.6% of pupils have identified as SEND 
  • 145 per 10,000 children are in care, the 4th highest rate in England 
  • 8.8% of 16-17 year olds are not in education, employment or training, compared with 5.6% nationally 

Further insights and resources:

Liverpool City Region

Department of Health and Social Care