This statistic compares the reading levels of girls in care and girls not in care at Key Stage 1 (KS1) in England from 2010 to 2015. In 2014 over three quarters of female KS1 pupils living in care achieved the expected reading levels, compared to 93 percent of non-looked after female pupils.
Share of looked after and non-looked after female Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015*
*"Looked after children" include foster placements, children placed for adoption, placements with parents, other placements in the community, secure units, children's homes and hostels and other residental settings including residential schools continuously for a period of at least 12 months. Level 2 is the expected level for the age group. Figures at key stage 1 are based on teacher assessments.
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UK Department for Education. (March 24, 2016). Share of looked after and non-looked after female Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375900/girls-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-1-ks1-england/
UK Department for Education. "Share of looked after and non-looked after female Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015*." Chart. March 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375900/girls-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-1-ks1-england/
UK Department for Education. (2016). Share of looked after and non-looked after female Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375900/girls-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-1-ks1-england/
UK Department for Education. "Share of Looked after and Non-looked after Female Key Stage 1 (Ks1) Pupils Who Achieved Expected Reading Levels in England from 2010 to 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375900/girls-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-1-ks1-england/
UK Department for Education, Share of looked after and non-looked after female Key Stage 1 (KS1) pupils who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375900/girls-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-1-ks1-england/ (last visited July 05, 2022)
