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Medway
Dartford
Gravesham
Thanet
Swale
Sevenoaks
Tonbridge
& Malling
Canterbury
Maidstone
TONBRIDGE &
MALLING
Tunbridge
Wells
Dover
Ashford
Folkestone
& Hythe
Tonbridge and Malling is a borough that covers an
area to the North west of Kent. Its administrative
centre is King’s Hill although Tonbridge town is the
largest urban area.
Tonbridge is home to a 900-year-old castle and the
famous Judd School, whose alumni include Jane
Austen’s father. The church of All Saints in Tudeley is
the only church in the world to have all its stainedglass windows designed by Marc Chagall.
Tonbridge and Malling has no LSOAs in the
top 10% in the country but there are pockets
of relative deprivation within the borough
that contrast starkly with more affluent
neighbourhoods (IMD, 2019).
Home to a 900-year-old castle and the famous Judd School
DEMOGRAPHICS
PRIORITY AREAS OF NEED
Resident population of 132,600.
1. Protect vulnerable young people from harm and
exploitation
There has been a significant rise in the number of
children and young people going missing with a rise
of 24 in a 12-month period (35%) in Tonbridge and
Malling167 in 2020 / 2021. This sits alongside a rise in
referrals to children’s social services. A missing child or
young person is “anyone whose whereabouts cannot be
established”.
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2. Provide inclusive support in the community for
children with Special Educational Needs and their
careers
Tonbridge and Malling has the second highest number of
children and young people with autism.168 The prevalence
of children with specific learning difficulties is also
high, second highest in Kent.169 Children with hearing
impairment is a lower volume but the highest in the
county.170
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NEEDS ANALYSIS
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3. Prevention and support for drugs and alcohol
misuse
Between October 2019 and September 2020 there were
294 recorded drug offences in Tonbridge and Malling.171
35% rise in the number of children
