Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children 2010/11

Table 10 shows that the average tariff scores for looked after children who left school during 2010/11 were generally lower for children who had more placement moves during the school year, from an average tariff score of 86 for those children who only had one placement to 42 for children who had four or more placements during the school year.

The average tariff score of looked after children who experienced one placement during the entire academic year was 18 points higher in 2010/11 than it was in 2009/10. The average tariff score of those who experienced 4 or more placements during 2010/11 was similar to 2009/10, increasing only 1 point to 42 from the previous year.

Table 10: Average tariff scores of looked after children, by number of placements, 2010/11