HC Deb 30 April 2004 vol 420 cc64-5WS
(Mr. Ivor Caplin)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence The Chief Executive of Service Children's Education has been set the following Key Targets for 2004–05.

KEY TARGET 1 Sustain threshold level performance at each of the Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 by remaining at least 3 per cent. ahead of national (England) achievement. Sustain the percentage of pupils obtaining A*-C at GCSE as a three-year rolling average. Sustain the percentage of students obtaining A-E at "A" Level as a three-year rolling average.

KEY TARGET 2 Sustain SCE's notional position in the English Local Education Authority league tables, within the leading 25 (of 150) LEAs at each of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.

KEY TARGET 3 At the higher levels of attainment (i.e. level 3+ at Key Stage 1, level 5+ at Key Stage 2, level 6+ at Key Stage 3) match national level of performance in 50 per cent. of the 12 subject elements in 2004, rising in equal steps to 66 per cent, in 2006.

KEY TARGET 4 For GCSE, show improvement in Average Points' scores by achieving at least the England "capped" upper quartile figure (38.8).

KEY TARGET 5 To achieve Grade 4 or above (on the OfSTED seven point scale) in at least 85 per cent. of schools inspected, in each of the following areas:

  • Overall effectiveness of the School
  • Overall standards achieved
  • Pupils' attitudes, values and personal qualities
  • The quality of education provided by the school
  • The leadership and management of the school

KEY TARGET 6 To demonstrate customer satisfaction with a survey result of 69 per cent. satisfaction or more from Army Continuous Attitude Surveys.

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