{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-england-regulations-2001/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3815",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Development Plans (England) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-development-plans-england-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Targets for pupils in the third key stage",
  "text": "(1) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must specify the targets referred to in paragraph (2) in connection with the performance of the relevant group of third key stage pupils in NC tests or, in the case of information and communication technology, teacher assessments, to be administered at or near the end of each of the school years beginning 2002 and 2003 respectively.\n(2) The targets referred to in paragraph (1) are—\n(a) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in NC tests in English;\n(b) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such NC tests in mathematics;\n(c) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such NC tests in science; and\n(d) the percentage of the relevant group of third key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in teacher assessments in information and communication technology.\n(3) The statement of proposals contained in the second plan must, as well as stating the overall percentage figure for the targets set out in paragraph (2), contain a breakdown of these targets by ethnic origin of the pupils.\n(4) In this regulation, “the relevant group of third key stage pupils”, in relation to each of the school years beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively, means all persons whom the local education authority estimate will, in the school year in question and at the time the NC tests or teacher assessments are undertaken—\n(a) be registered pupils at a school maintained by the authority, and\n(b) be in the final year of the third key stage.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3815/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:21:10.090262+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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