This statistic compares the reading levels of boys in care and boys not in care at Key Stage 2 (KS2) in England from 2010 to 2015. In 2014, two thirds of male KS2 pupils living in care achieved the expected reading levels, compared to 87 percent of non-looked after male pupils.
Share of male looked after and non-looked after pupils after Key Stage 2 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 residential settings including residential schools continuously for at least 12 months. Level 4 is the expected level for the age group.
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UK Department for Education. (March 24, 2016). Share of male looked after and non-looked after pupils after Key Stage 2 who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375936/boys-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-2-ks2-england/
UK Department for Education. "Share of male looked after and non-looked after pupils after Key Stage 2 who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015*." Chart. March 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375936/boys-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-2-ks2-england/
UK Department for Education. (2016). Share of male looked after and non-looked after pupils after Key Stage 2 who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375936/boys-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-2-ks2-england/
UK Department for Education. "Share of Male Looked after and Non-looked after Pupils after Key Stage 2 Who Achieved Expected Reading Levels in England from 2010 to 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375936/boys-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-2-ks2-england/
UK Department for Education, Share of male looked after and non-looked after pupils after Key Stage 2 who achieved expected reading levels in England from 2010 to 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375936/boys-in-care-reading-skills-attainment-gap-at-key-stage-2-ks2-england/ (last visited July 03, 2022)
