6. In regulation 5 (Targets for pupils aged 15)—
(a)in the title of the regulation and in paragraph (2), for “pupils aged 15” substitute, “pupils in the fourth key stage”;
(b)in paragraph (1), for “have attained the age of 15”, substitute “are in the fourth key stage”;
(c)for paragraph (3), substitute—
“(3) The targets referred to in paragraph (2) are—
(a)the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve the level 2 threshold in approved qualifications including grades A*-C in English and Mathematics GCSE qualifications;
(b)in approved GCSE qualifications in English the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve a grade that is the equivalent of a level at least 2 levels higher than the level achieved at the end of the third key stage; and
(c)in approved GCSE qualifications in mathematics, the percentage of the relevant group of fourth key stage pupils to achieve a grade that is the equivalent of a level at least 2 levels higher than the level achieved at the end of the third key stage.”;
(d)in paragraph (5)—
(i)for “the relevant group of pupils aged 15” substitute “the relevant group of pupils in the fourth key stage”;
(ii)for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
“(i)will be registered pupils at a maintained school; and
(ii)will be in the final year of the fourth key stage.”;
(e)after paragraph (7), insert —
“(8) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of this regulation, the equivalent of a level is that which is shown in the table in Schedule 1A.”.