Attainment of children looked after in key stages 1 to 4
The data reported shows the progress for all children who have been in the care of West Sussex. On average, these cohorts are small and each child makes a significant difference to the overall scores which can fluctuate significantly year on year. The measure does not reflect the journey of a child through the care system and no allowance is made for the impact of school and placement changes during the secondary school period.
Children in care over 12 months
Key stage 1
Key stage 2
Key stage 4
Children in care less than 12 months
Key Stage 1
Key stage 2
Key stage 4
Outcomes for children looked after by
local authorities: 31 March 2019
The following information is
taken from the statistical release, dated 26th March 2020. This report
reflects those publicly released indicators and aligns to the Corporate Plan
measures. These outcome measures at national and local authority level are for
children looked after continuously for at least 12 months at 31 March 2019.
Key Stage 4
Our 2019-20 milestone target is a score of -1.23 which we bettered. We are also better than the national average of -1.23, and better than the South East average of -1.36.
However, West Sussex’s average
attainment 8 score is less than both England and South East but, with the nature
of the cohort, progress for these young people is paramount.
However, with such a small
cohort, the figures for KS4 can fluctuate significantly according
to each individual child’s results.
Key Stage 2
Our 2019-20 milestone target is 33%. Results show that West
Sussex have dropped to 30.4%. This is below the national average (37%) and
South East (32%). However, with such a small cohort, 23 in 2019, the figures
for KS2 can fluctuate significantly according to each individual child’s
results.
For individual subject, this pattern is followed, with again
a small cohort affecting each year’s results.
Key Stage 1
Our 2019-20 milestone target is
19% which we have exceeded. For the main measure of Reading, Writing and Maths,
for period of care for 12 months or longer, West Sussex has improved
dramatically in 2019 to 30.4% from 16.7% in 2018. National and South East have
declined since last year and are now lower than the West Sussex figure. This
contrasts with the less than 12 months figure that has fallen from 32.0% in
2018 to 20.0% in 2019.
With such a small cohort, the figures for KS1 will fluctuate significantly according to each
individual child’s results. This is statistically not representative of West
Sussex position for Key Stage 1 and can change year-on-year.