Educational attainment of children in need by measure and year

Data collected from 2010-2016 for all local authorities. This includes:

Isle of Anglesey
Gwynedd
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Wrexham
Powys
Ceredigion
Pembrokeshire
Carmarthenshire
Swansea
Neath Port Talbot
Bridgend
Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Merthyr Tydfil
Caerphilly
Blaenau Gwent
Torfaen

This is broken down for each local authority in the following data items:
All children in need
Children looked after at 31 March
Children on the child protection register, but not looked after at 31st March
Children in need, but not looked after, and not on the child protection register at 31st March
Percentage / average
Numerator
Denominator

Response scale for all data items:
Percentage of children achieving the foundation phase indicator

Percentage of children achieving the core subject indicator at key stage 2.

Percentage of children achieving the core subject indicator at key stage 3It is statutory to assess pupils in Year 9 at Key Stage 3. The core subject indicator represents the percentage of pupils achieving the expected level or above in English or Welsh (first language), Mathematics and Science in combination. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.
Percentage of children achieving the level 1 threshold at key stage 4
Percentage of children achieving 5 or more GCSE passes at A*-GIncludes all pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.

Percentage of children achieving the level 2 threshold at key stage 4Includes all pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. Level 2: a volume of qualifications at Level 2 is equivalent to the volume of 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.

Percentage of children achieving the level 2 threshold including English/Welsh and Mathematics at key stage 4Includes all pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. Level 2: a volume of qualifications at Level 2 is equivalent to the volume of 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.

Percentage of children achieving 5 or more GCSE passes at A*-CIncludes all pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.

Percentage of children achieving the core subject indicator at key stage 4Includes all pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. The core subject indicator represents the percentage of pupils achieving the expected level or above in English or Welsh (first language), Mathematics and Science in combination. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.

Average wider points score at key stage 4The average wider points score for 15 year olds includes all qualifications approved for pre-16 use in Wales. The average wider points score is calculated by dividing the total number of points achieved by pupils aged 15 by the number of pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year. Children who were new to the English or Welsh based education system are included in the Wales total but some are excluded at Local Authority level.
Average capped points score at key stage 4