Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children, 2009/10

Educational Outcomes for Scotland's Looked After Children, 2009/10


Table 5 shows that exclusion rates were highest for children who were looked after in local authority homes for the entire school year, at 866 exclusions per 1,000 children, and children looked after in voluntary homes, at 697 exclusion per 1,000 children. However, exclusion rates were lowest for children who were looked after in other residential settings (which includes residential schools, secure care accommodation and crisis care), at 152 exclusions per 1,000 children.

Table 5: Cases of exclusions for looked after children for children who spent the entire 2009/10 academic year in a single placement, by accommodation type, 2009/10

Type of accommodation

Total exclusions for looked after children

Exclusions per 1,000 pupils who were looked after

In the community:-

At home with parents

1,016

427

With friends/relatives

332

239

With foster carers provided by LA

212

158

With foster carers purchased by LA

86

227

In other community (1)

0

0

Residential Accommodation:-

In local authority home

162

866

In voluntary home

23

697

In other residential (2)

14

152

Notes:
(1) includes 'with prospective adopters'
(2) includes 'in residential school', 'in secure care accommodation' and 'crisis care'

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