National statistics

Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2019

A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.

Applies to England

Documents

CLA outcomes 2019: national tables

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CLA Outcomes 2019: additional tables

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Details

This statistical release provides information at national and local authority level on the outcomes for children looked after (CLA) continuously for at least 12 months at 31 March 2019.

The outcome measures cover:

  • educational attainment (at key stage 1, key stage 2 and key stage 4)
  • special educational needs
  • absence from school
  • exclusions from school
  • destinations from school (published for first time)

The national tables include comparisons to children in need and non-looked after children.

Local authority data is published within the underlying data.

The additional tables include measures for previously looked after children who have:

  • been adopted from care
  • left care through a special guardianship order (SGO)
  • left care through a child arrangements order (CAO)

Looked-after children statistics team

Email cla.stats@education.gov.uk

David Collinge 01325 340886

Published 26 March 2020
Last updated 14 May 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added additional tables, text and pre-release list for attainment of previously looked after children. Updated main text to amend minor error’.

  2. Updated 'Underlying data' to include minor changes to the key stage 2 eligible population.

  3. First published.