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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-order-2001/schedule-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/724",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS",
  "text": "Indicator Number\nDescription of indicator\n1\nIndividual schools budget as a percentage of local schools budget.\n2\nThe expenditure on adult education per head of adult population.\n3\nYouth Service expenditure per head of population in the Youth Service target age range.\n4\nThe percentage of primary schools with 25% or more of their places unfilled.\n5\nThe percentage of secondary schools with 25% or more of their places unfilled.\n6\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of nursery and primary school pupils aged under five.\n7\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of primary school pupils aged five and over.\n8\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of secondary school pupils aged under sixteen.\n9\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of secondary school pupils aged sixteen or over.\n10\nThe percentage of three-year olds receiving a good quality, free, early years education place in the voluntary, private or maintained sectors.\n11\nThe average GCSE/GNVQ points score of fifteen year old pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority.\n12\nThe percentage of fifteen year old pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*–C or equivalent.\n13\nThe percentage of fifteen year old pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving one or more GCSEs at grades A*–G or equivalent.\n14\nThe percentage of pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 Mathematics test.\n15\nThe percentage of pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English test.\n16\nThe percentage of adult education hours for which students attended.\n17\nEnrolments on adult education courses per 1,000 adult population.\n18\nThe percentage of statements of special educational need issued by the authority in a financial year and prepared within 18 weeks, including exception cases.\n19\nThe percentage of statements of special educational need issued by the authority in a financial year and prepared within 18 weeks, excluding exception cases.\n20\nThe number of pupils permanently excluded during the year from all schools maintained by the local education authority per 1,000 pupils at all maintained schools.\n21\nThe percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in primary schools maintained by the local education authority.\n22\nThe percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in secondary schools maintained by the local education authority.\n23\nThe percentage of schools maintained by the local education authority subject to special measures.\n24\nThe percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending alternative tuition of;\n(a) Under 10 hours;\n(b) 10 or more hours but less than 25 hours; or\n(c) 25 hours or more.\n25\nThe percentage of primary school classes with more than 30 pupils in years three to six.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the definition of “individual schools budget” and “local schools budget” see section 46 of the School standards and Framework Act 1998 and regulations made under that section."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "“Statement of special educational need” has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Education Act 1996 and the Education (Special Educational Needs Code of Practice) (Appointed Day) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1414), made under the provisions of section 158 of the Education Act 1993, which have been re-enacted by virtue of section 314 of the Education Act 1996."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "“Requiring special measures” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9 of section 13 of the Schools Inspections Act 1996."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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