Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England, Reporting year 2024

Product Description

This statistical release provides a range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children in need (CIN), including children looked after (CLA) by local authorities in England.

The outcome measures cover:

• special educational needs
• educational attainment (Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4) and progress (Key Stage 4)
• destinations from school
• absence from school
• suspensions and permanent exclusions from school
• free school meal eligibility
• type of school attended

Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4 data is also published at national level for children who were previously looked after who left care through an adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order (Official Statistics).

This publication previously included Key Stage 2 progress measures. These measures will not be published for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years as KS2 pupils in these years did not have KS1 assessments due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest facts and figures relate to the reporting year ending 31 March 2024 for children in social care.