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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-order-2002/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/523",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-best-value-performance-indicators-and-performance-standards-order-2002",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS",
  "text": "Indicator Number\nDescription of indicator\n1\nYouth Service expenditure per head of population in the Youth Service target age range.\n2\nThe percentage of primary schools with 25% or more of their places unfilled.\n3\nThe percentage of secondary schools with 25% or more of their places unfilled.\n4\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of primary pupils aged five and over.\n5\nThe expenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of secondary pupils aged under sixteen.\n6\nThe percentage of three-year-olds receiving a good quality, free, early years education place in the voluntary, private or maintained sectors.\n7\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.\n8\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.\n9\nThe percentage of pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 Mathematics test.\n10\nThe percentage of pupils in schools maintained by the local education authority achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English test.\n11\nThe percentage of statements of special educational need issued by the authority in a financial year and prepared within 18 weeks—\n(a) excluding exception cases; and\n(b) including those affected by “exceptions to the rule” under Special Educational Needs code of practice.\n12\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.\n13\nThe percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in primary schools maintained by the local education authority.\n14\nThe percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in secondary schools maintained by the local education authority.\n15\nThe percentage of schools maintained by the local education authority subject to special measures as referred to in section 13(9) of the School Inspections Act 1996.\n16\nThe percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending alternative tuition of—\n(a) under 10 hours;\n(b) 10–19 hours;\n(c) full time 20–24 hours; or\n(d) full time 25 hours or more.\n17\nPercentage of 14 year old pupils in schools maintained by the Local Education Authority achieving level 5 or above in key stage 3 test in—\n(a) English;\n(b) Maths; and\n(c) Science.\n18\nExpenditure per pupil in local education authority schools in respect of nursery and primary pupils aged under five years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The code came into force on 1st January 2002. A copy of the code can be obtained from the Department for Education and Skills."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1996 c. 57."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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