Regulation 3(1)
1.—(1) The following targets—
(a)the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 4 or above in NC tests in English; and
(b)the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 4 or above in NC tests in mathematics.
(2) In this paragraph, “the relevant group of second key stage pupils” means all persons who, in the school year, the authority anticipates will be—
(a)registered pupils at a maintained school, and
(b)in the final year of the second key stage.
(3) Where 25% or more of the relevant group of second key stage pupils are admitted to a middle school in the final year of the second key stage the authority may submit the targets required by this paragraph by the 31st October 2006 for the school year starting in 2006 and thereafter by 31st October of the calendar year in which the school year starts.
2.—(1) The following targets—
(a)the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in NC tests in English;
(b)the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in NC tests in mathematics;
(c)the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in NC tests in science; and
(d)the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in teacher assessments of information and communication technology.
(2) In this regulation, “the relevant group of third key stage pupils” means all persons who, in the school year, the authority anticipates will be—
(a)registered pupils at a maintained school, and
(b)in the final year of the third key stage.
(3) Where 25% or more of the relevant group of third key stage pupils are admitted to a secondary school in the final year of the third key stage the authority may submit the targets required by this paragraph by the 31st October 2006 for the school year starting in 2006 and thereafter by 31st October of the calendar year in which the school year starts.
3.—(1) The following targets in connection with the performance of the relevant group of pupils aged 15 in approved qualifications—
(a)the percentage of the relevant group of pupils aged 15 to achieve, by the end of the school year, the level 2 threshold in approved qualifications; and
(b)the average point score per pupil to be achieved by the relevant group of pupils aged 15 by the end of the school year in approved qualifications.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 7, questions as to the points allocated to each approved qualification award for the purposes of calculating the average point score shall be determined in accordance with the database of accredited qualifications as published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority(1).
(3) In this paragraph “the relevant group of pupils aged 15” means all persons who, in the school year, the local education authority anticipates—
(a)will be registered pupils at a maintained school on the third Thursday in January, and
(b)will have attained the age of 15 during the period of twelve months ending on the 31st August immediately preceding that day.
4. For each of the targets in paragraphs 1 to 3 above, a target in respect of each of the following ethnic groups for which there are more than 30 pupils within the relevant group (as defined in each paragraph) in the local education authority’s maintained schools—
White British
Irish
Any other White background
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Any other Mixed background
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Any other Asian background
Black Caribbean
Black African
Any other Black background
Chinese
Any other ethnic group.
5. The following targets in respect of absences from maintained schools—
(a)a target for total absences expected from primary schools, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils at those schools;
(b)a target for total absences expected from secondary schools, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils at those schools; and
(c)a target for total absences expected from special schools, expressed as a percentage of the total possible attendances by pupils at those schools.
6.—(1) The following targets in respect of second key stage pupils who will have been looked after by the local authority for a continual period of 12 months or more by the end of the school year—
(a)the percentage to achieve level 4 or above in NC tests in English; and
(b)the percentage to achieve level 4 or above in NC tests in mathematics.
(2) For the purpose of this paragraph pupil includes all persons of compulsory school age.
7.—(1) The following targets in connection with the performance of the relevant group of persons aged 15 who will have been looked after by the local authority for a continual period of 12 months or more by the end of the school year—
(a)the percentage of such persons who are expected not to achieve, by the end of the school year, a graded result at GCSE or equivalent; and
(b)the percentage of such persons who are expected to achieve the level 2 threshold in approved qualifications by the end of the school year.
(2) In this paragraph, “the relevant group of persons aged 15” means all persons who the local education authority anticipates will have attained the age of 15 by the start of the school year.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established under section 21 of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44). The database is accessible at www.openquals.org.uk.