HL Deb 17 July 2003 vol 651 cc159-60WA
Lord Davies of Coity

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What key targets have been set for Service Children's Education for financial year 2003–04. [HL4094]

Lord Bach

The chief executive of Service Children's Education has been set the following key targets for 2003–04.

To meet the following percentage of pupils achieving Level 2 or above at the end of key stage 1 in:

  • Reading: 91 per cent
  • Writing: 93 per cent
  • Mathematics: 95 per cent

To meet the following percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above at the end of key stage 2 in:

  • Reading: 85 per cent
  • Writing: 69 per cent
  • English: 80 per cent
  • Mathematics: 81 per cent
  • Science: 91 per cent

To meet the following percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 or above at the end of key stage 3 in:

  • English: 79 per cent
  • Mathematics: 79 per cent
  • Science: 78 per cent
  • ICT: 68 per cent

For Year 11 pupils in SCE to meet the following key stage 4 (GCSE) targets:

  • Pupils achieving five or more GCSE passes at Grades A*-G: 96 per cent
  • Pupils achieving five or more GCSE passes at Grades A*-C: 57 per cent

To maintain the following three-year rolling average percentage of achieving five or more higher (A*-C) in GCSE of 54 per cent.

For pupils in SCE to meet the following key stage 5 (A-level) targets:

  • Subject entries achieving passes at Grades A-E: 100 per cent
  • Subject entries achieving passes at Grades A-C: 65 per cent

To maintain the following three-year rolling average of subject entries achieving passes at grades A-C at A-level of 65 per cent

Ofsted UK LEA performance—to meet the following standards in Ofsted reports of inspections of SCE schools:

  • Quality, school climate, management and efficiency—Grade 3 or above: 100 per cent
  • Standards—Grade 3 or above: 96 per cent
  • School climate—Grade 2 or above: 96 per cent
  • Standards—Grade 2 or above: 65 per cent
  • Quality, management and efficiency—Grade 2 or above: 85 per cent

To respond in full to customers seeking education advice from SCE(UK) within the following timescales:

93 per cent within 10 working days of receipt.

Remainder within 20 working days of receipt.

The key stage 1 to key stage 2 value added score for SCE will show an index of at least 100.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

To demonstrate customer satisfaction with SCE schools through a result of 69 per cent or greater "satisfaction" from the Army continuous attitude surveys.

To develop customer performance criteria on the efficiency and effectiveness of SCE headquarters for incorporation as a key target for 2004 and beyond.