HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 cc68-9WS
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)

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 5 or more GCSE 96 per cent.
passes at Grades A*-G
Pupils achieving 5 or more 57 per cent.
GCSE passes at Grades A*-C

To maintain the following three-year rolling average percentage of achieving 5 or more higher (A*-C) in GCSE of 54 per cent.

For pupils in SCE to meet the following Key Stage 5 (CA5 Level) targets:

Subject entries achieving 100 per cent.
passes at grades A-E
Subject entries achieving 65 per cent.
passes at grades A-C

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 & 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 & 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.