Official Statistics - CLA on 31 March by school stability - LA
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Note: These statistics are published as Official Statistics. See the methodology document for more information. Local authority level data for children looked after on 31 March each year, by number of school moves during the year (school stability). This file was added in July 2023. Data in the file is based on CLA data matched to the school census. |
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Move Measure
- Number of moves
- Time period
- 2018 to 2022
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | cla_group | move_measure | school_stability | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Any moves | At least one move | 5690 | 11 | |||||
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Any moves | Total children | 50620 | 100 | |||||
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Mid-year moves | At least one mid-year move | 3870 | 8 | |||||
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Mid-year moves | Total children | 50620 | 100 | |||||
| 2022 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | CLA on 31 March | Any moves | At least one move | 370 | 10 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| move_measure | Move Measure |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
| school_stability | Number of moves |
Footnotes
- Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- Includes children looked after on 31 March each year who are of compulsory school age and have been matched to the school census. See methodology document for further information.
- 'Any moves' is the number of times a child moves school (or from no school to a school) between 1 April and 31 March, excluding any moves prior to the date on which the child first entered care during the year.
- 'Mid-year moves' is the number of times a child moves school (or from no school to a school) between 1 April and 31 March, excluding the period 1 August to 30 September, and excluding any moves prior to the date on which the child first entered care during the year.
- Excludes expected transitions from one school phase to another, for example primary school to secondary school at age 11.
- The summer census in 2020 was not carried out due to the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore it has not been possible to produce data for 2020, and 2021 data excludes children aged 15 at the beginning of the 2019/20 academic year.
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