CLA on 31 March - combined measures of stability
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Combined measure of stability in all three measures (placement, school and social worker stability) for CLA on 31 March by sex, age, ethnicity, first legal status and placement during the year, UASC/non-UASC, SEN provision, school phase
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Stability measures for children looked after in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 912
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- CLA population
- Characteristic
- Number of measures with high instability
- Time period
- 2024 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cla_group | characteristic | breakdown | combined_stability | children_count | children_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Age group | 10 to 15 years | Total children | 23110 | 100 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Age group | 10 to 15 years | With high instability in all three measures during the previous 2 years | 860 | 4 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Age group | 10 to 15 years | With no high instability in one or more of the three measures during the previous 2 years | 22250 | 96 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Age group | 16 years and over | Total children | 11540 | 100 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Age group | 16 years and over | With high instability in all three measures during the previous 2 years | 300 | 3 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| children_count | Number |
| children_percent | Percentage |
| cla_group | CLA population |
| combined_stability | Number of measures with high instability |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k' . Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. However, users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- First placement and legal status during the year, excluding a small number of children for whom placement on 31 March of the relevant year and corresponding legal status has been used instead. See methodology document for further information.
- First placement and legal status during the previous 2 years, excluding a small number of children for whom placement on 31 March of the relevant year and corresponding legal status has been used instead. See methodology document for further information.
- Youth Justice legal statuses' refers to children: remanded to LA accommodation or youth detention accommodation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; placed in LA accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; or, sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order with residence or intensive fostering requirement under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (as amended).
- Down Syndrome has been recorded as a primary need for the first time in the school census in 2024/25. This addition means that there are likely to be pupils recorded with a primary need of Down syndrome this year that would have been recorded with a different primary need last year.
- Only includes children who are in all three of the placement, school and social stability cohorts.
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Email: cla.stats@education.gov.ukContact name: Karen Attew