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Mail :
The PLACE Team
Dept. for Children's Services
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Phone :
01752 307154 or 01752 307009
Email :
childrens.services@plymouth.gov.uk
Fax :
01752 307482



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Educational performance data on children in care

Figures given are percentages and refer to children continuously looked after for 12 months on 30 September of the reporting year.

Key Stage One

Percentage of pupils achieving a Level 2+ in the Key Stage One tests.

Plymouth

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Reading 61% 79% 76%
Writing 61% 64% 76%
Maths 72% 71% 86%

National

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Reading 54% 57% 57%
Writing 48% 52% 52%
Maths 63% 64% 65%

Key Stage Two

Percentage of pupils achieving a Level 4+ in the Key Stage Two tests.

Plymouth

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
English 50% 45% 32%
Mathematics 45% 50% 36%
Science 60% 65% 55%

National

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
English 40% 42% 43%
Mathematics 37% 38% 41%
Science 53% 53% 57%

Key Stage Three

Percentage of pupils achieving a Level 5+ in the Key Stage Three tests.

Plymouth

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
English 26% 30% 32%
Mathematics 23% 30% 32%
Science 23% 27% 23%

National

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
English 23% 27% 28%
Mathematics 26% 28% 33%
Science 21% 26% 29%

Key Stage Four

GCSE achievement.

Plymouth

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
1 GCSE A* to G 86% 72% 76%
5 GCSEs A* to G 67% 47% 62%
5 GCSEs A* to C 19% 16% 24%

National

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
1 GCSE A* to G 56% 60% 63%
5 GCSEs A* to G 39% 41% 41%
5 GCSEs A* to C 9% 11% 12%

Contextual information

Plymouth

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Permanent exclusions 0.7% 0.3% 0%
Absent without education for 25+ days 5.4% 5.9% 4.1%
Young people leaving care aged 16 to 18, with a GCSE or GNVQ 64% 65% 70%

National

Subject 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Permanent exclusions 0.9% 1% 0.8%
Absent without education for 25+ days 12.3% 12.6% 13.3%
Young people leaving care aged 16 to 18, with a GCSE or GNVQ 49% 50% 53%

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