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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'CLA for 12 months, convictions and health outcomes - NATIONAL' for 10 years, 10 years, 10 years, 10 years, 10 years and 75 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021 Number Percentage 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total 4. SDQ score: Children looked after age groups Total 5 to 16 years 39,570 41,120 42,480 43,710 100% 100% 100% 100% 5 years 1,400 1,470 1,630 1,790 3% 3% 4% 4% 6 years 1,650 1,690 1,800 1,990 4% 4% 4% 4% 7 years 1,870 2,020 2,020 2,170 5% 5% 5% 5% 8 years 2,330 2,300 2,430 2,430 6% 6% 6% 6% 9 years 2,760 2,830 2,740 2,880 7% 7% 7% 7% 10 years 3,140 3,170 3,300 3,150 8% 8% 8% 7% 11 years 3,540 3,610 3,640 3,740 9% 9% 9% 9% 12 years 3,620 4,020 4,020 4,100 9% 10% 10% 10% 13 years 4,010 4,160 4,510 4,490 10% 10% 11% 10% 14 years 4,410 4,680 4,760 5,110 11% 11% 11% 12% 15 years 5,020 5,190 5,430 5,490 13% 13% 13% 12% 16 years 5,820 5,970 6,220 6,390 14% 14% 14% 14% 4.1 SDQ score was received Total 5 to 16 years 30,710 32,120 34,260 34,960 78% 78% 81% 80% 5 years 990 1,080 1,240 1,370 70% 73% 76% 77% 6 years 1,220 1,270 1,380 1,540 74% 75% 77% 77% 7 years 1,440 1,590 1,660 1,730 77% 79% 82% 80% 8 years 1,810 1,810 2,030 1,990 78% 79% 84% 82% 9 years 2,190 2,210 2,250 2,370 79% 78% 82% 82% 10 years 2,540 2,570 2,730 2,570 81% 81% 83% 81% 11 years 2,810 2,920 3,040 3,050 79% 81% 84% 81% 12 years 2,870 3,220 3,320 3,370 79% 80% 83% 82% 13 years 3,200 3,320 3,700 3,660 80% 80% 82% 81% 14 years 3,480 3,710 3,900 4,100 79% 79% 82% 80% 15 years 3,890 3,990 4,300 4,320 77% 77% 79% 79% 16 years 4,270 4,450 4,720 4,920 73% 74% 76% 77% 4.1.1 SDQ score is normal Total 5 to 16 years 15,030 15,590 16,820 17,750 49% 49% 49% 51% 5 years 570 600 700 780 58% 56% 56% 57% 6 years 640 690 720 840 52% 54% 52% 54% 7 years 720 780 830 910 50% 49% 50% 53% 8 years 880 830 1,010 1,010 48% 46% 50% 51% 9 years 1,000 1,050 1,050 1,200 46% 47% 47% 51% 10 years 1,230 1,200 1,310 1,210 48% 47% 48% 47% 11 years 1,350 1,390 1,420 1,520 48% 48% 47% 50% 12 years 1,350 1,480 1,590 1,600 47% 46% 48% 48% 13 years 1,480 1,510 1,740 1,800 46% 46% 47% 49% 14 years 1,630 1,740 1,830 2,040 47% 47% 47% 50% 15 years 1,960 1,970 2,100 2,230 50% 49% 49% 52% 16 years 2,230 2,370 2,530 2,610 52% 53% 54% 53% 4.1.2 SDQ score is borderline Total 5 to 16 years 3,830 4,140 4,450 4,360 12% 13% 13% 12% 5 years 120 140 160 180 13% 13% 13% 13% 6 years 160 160 190 190 13% 13% 14% 13% 7 years 190 220 220 200 13% 14% 13% 11% 8 years 210 230 250 240 12% 13% 12% 12% 9 years 260 260 290 260 12% 12% 13% 11% 10 years 260 300 330 290 10% 12% 12% 11% 11 years 350 350 340 360 12% 12% 11% 12% 12 years 390 440 390 420 14% 14% 12% 12% 13 years 400 420 510 470 13% 13% 14% 13% 14 years 450 490 530 510 13% 13% 14% 12% 15 years 490 550 600 610 13% 14% 14% 14% 16 years 550 580 640 640 13% 13% 14% 13% 4.1.3 SDQ score is a cause for concern Total 5 to 16 years 11,850 12,390 13,000 12,850 39% 39% 38% 37% 5 years 290 340 380 410 30% 32% 31% 30% 6 years 430 420 470 510 35% 33% 34% 33% 7 years 530 600 610 620 37% 38% 37% 36% 8 years 730 750 780 740 40% 41% 38% 37% 9 years 940 910 920 910 43% 41% 41% 39% 10 years 1,060 1,070 1,090 1,060 42% 42% 40% 41% 11 years 1,110 1,170 1,280 1,170 40% 40% 42% 38% 12 years 1,130 1,300 1,340 1,350 39% 40% 40% 40% 13 years 1,320 1,380 1,460 1,390 41% 42% 39% 38% 14 years 1,400 1,480 1,540 1,550 40% 40% 39% 38% 15 years 1,440 1,470 1,600 1,480 37% 37% 37% 34% 16 years 1,490 1,490 1,550 1,670 35% 34% 33% 34% 4.2 SDQ average score Total 5 to 16 years 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.7 z z z z 5 years 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.5 z z z z 6 years 13.6 13.2 13.4 13.2 z z z z 7 years 14 13.9 13.8 13.5 z z z z 8 years 14.5 14.6 14.1 13.7 z z z z 9 years 14.9 14.6 14.6 14 z z z z 10 years 14.5 14.7 14.4 14.5 z z z z 11 years 14.4 14.4 14.6 13.9 z z z z 12 years 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.3 z z z z 13 years 14.6 14.8 14.4 14 z z z z 14 years 14.4 14.3 14.4 13.9 z z z z 15 years 13.9 14 13.9 13.5 z z z z 16 years 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.2 z z z z Male 4. SDQ score: Children looked after age groups Total 5 to 16 years 22,260 22,930 23,580 24,130 100% 100% 100% 100% 5 years 760 780 860 970 3% 3% 4% 4% 6 years 900 920 940 1,090 4% 4% 4% 4% 7 years 1,050 1,080 1,110 1,130 5% 5% 5% 5% 8 years 1,270 1,300 1,300 1,310 6% 6% 6% 5% 9 years 1,580 1,520 1,550 1,540 7% 7% 7% 6% 10 years 1,750 1,810 1,800 1,760 8% 8% 8% 7% 11 years 2,000 2,050 2,090 2,050 9% 9% 9% 9% 12 years 2,030 2,270 2,290 2,360 9% 10% 10% 10% 13 years 2,230 2,320 2,540 2,540 10% 10% 11% 11% 14 years 2,540 2,590 2,610 2,870 12% 11% 11% 12% 15 years 2,820 2,950 2,960 2,980 13% 13% 12% 12% 16 years 3,330 3,340 3,540 3,530 15% 14% 15% 14% 4.1 SDQ score was received Total 5 to 16 years 17,230 17,900 18,900 19,190 77% 78% 80% 80% 5 years 510 580 640 740 67% 74% 75% 76% 6 years 680 690 720 850 75% 75% 77% 78% 7 years 800 870 910 920 77% 81% 82% 81% 8 years 990 1,020 1,070 1,070 78% 78% 82% 82% 9 years 1,250 1,200 1,270 1,250 79% 79% 82% 81% 10 years 1,420 1,460 1,490 1,420 81% 81% 83% 80% 11 years 1,590 1,670 1,740 1,670 80% 81% 83% 81% 12 years 1,600 1,820 1,890 1,920 79% 80% 82% 81% 13 years 1,760 1,850 2,050 2,040 79% 79% 80% 81% 14 years 2,010 2,040 2,140 2,290 79% 79% 82% 80% 15 years 2,190 2,240 2,310 2,350 77% 76% 78% 79% 16 years 2,430 2,470 2,680 2,690 73% 74% 76% 76% 4.1.1 SDQ score is normal Total 5 to 16 years 7,860 8,040 8,610 9,110 46% 45% 46% 47% 5 years 270 290 330 400 53% 50% 51% 54% 6 years 310 340 330 430 46% 49% 45% 50% 7 years 340 390 400 430 42% 45% 44% 47% 8 years 420 400 470 490 42% 40% 44% 45% 9 years 510 510 520 570 41% 42% 41% 46% 10 years 620 590 630 570 44% 40% 42% 40% 11 years 690 720 720 740 43% 43% 42% 45% 12 years 670 730 780 830 42% 40% 41% 43% 13 years 700 790 890 880 40% 43% 44% 43% 14 years 920 880 980 1,110 46% 43% 46% 48% 15 years 1,110 1,080 1,100 1,240 51% 48% 47% 52% 16 years 1,300 1,330 1,460 1,440 53% 54% 55% 54% 4.1.2 SDQ score is borderline Total 5 to 16 years 2,180 2,400 2,500 2,410 13% 13% 13% 13% 5 years 70 80 80 100 13% 13% 12% 13% 6 years 100 90 110 110 14% 13% 15% 13% 7 years 120 130 130 110 15% 14% 14% 12% 8 years 110 140 130 130 11% 13% 12% 12% 9 years 140 130 160 140 11% 11% 13% 11% 10 years 140 190 180 170 10% 13% 12% 12% 11 years 200 200 210 200 13% 12% 12% 12% 12 years 230 260 240 250 14% 14% 13% 13% 13 years 240 240 300 270 14% 13% 15% 13% 14 years 260 290 290 270 13% 14% 13% 12% 15 years 260 320 320 320 12% 14% 14% 14% 16 years 320 330 360 350 13% 13% 14% 13% 4.1.3 SDQ score is a cause for concern Total 5 to 16 years 7,190 7,460 7,790 7,680 42% 42% 41% 40% 5 years 170 210 240 240 33% 37% 37% 33% 6 years 270 260 290 310 40% 37% 40% 37% 7 years 350 360 380 380 43% 41% 41% 42% 8 years 470 480 460 450 47% 47% 43% 42% 9 years 600 560 590 540 48% 47% 46% 43% 10 years 660 680 680 680 47% 47% 46% 48% 11 years 700 750 810 730 44% 45% 47% 44% 12 years 700 830 870 840 44% 46% 46% 44% 13 years 820 810 860 890 46% 44% 42% 44% 14 years 830 870 870 910 41% 43% 41% 40% 15 years 810 840 900 800 37% 37% 39% 34% 16 years 820 820 850 900 34% 33% 32% 33% 4.2 SDQ average score Total 5 to 16 years 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.3 z z z z 5 years 13.2 13.8 14 13.3 z z z z 6 years 14.7 14 14.6 14.1 z z z z 7 years 15.2 14.8 14.7 14.6 z z z z 8 years 15.7 15.8 15.1 14.7 z z z z 9 years 15.8 15.6 15.7 15 z z z z 10 years 15.5 15.8 15.5 15.7 z z z z 11 years 15.3 15.4 15.5 15 z z z z 12 years 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.1 z z z z 13 years 15.6 15.4 15 15 z z z z 14 years 14.8 15 14.6 14.2 z z z z 15 years 13.8 14.1 14.3 13.4 z z z z 16 years 13.2 13.2 13.1 13 z z z z Female 4. SDQ score: Children looked after age groups Total 5 to 16 years 17,310 18,190 18,910 19,590 100% 100% 100% 100% 5 years 640 690 770 810 4% 4% 4% 4% 6 years 750 770 860 900 4% 4% 4% 4% 7 years 820 940 920 1,040 5% 5% 5% 5% 8 years 1,060 1,000 1,130 1,120 6% 6% 6% 6% 9 years 1,180 1,310 1,190 1,340 7% 7% 6% 7% 10 years 1,380 1,360 1,500 1,390 8% 8% 8% 7% 11 years 1,550 1,560 1,550 1,690 9% 9% 8% 9% 12 years 1,590 1,750 1,730 1,750 9% 10% 9% 9% 13 years 1,780 1,840 1,970 1,950 10% 10% 11% 10% 14 years 1,870 2,090 2,150 2,240 11% 12% 11% 11% 15 years 2,200 2,240 2,470 2,510 13% 12% 13% 13% 16 years 2,500 2,630 2,680 2,860 14% 14% 14% 14% 4.1 SDQ score was received Total 5 to 16 years 13,480 14,220 15,360 15,770 78% 78% 81% 81% 5 years 480 500 600 630 74% 72% 78% 78% 6 years 540 590 650 690 73% 76% 76% 77% 7 years 640 720 750 810 78% 76% 81% 78% 8 years 820 790 960 920 77% 79% 85% 82% 9 years 940 1,010 990 1,120 80% 78% 83% 84% 10 years 1,120 1,110 1,240 1,150 81% 81% 82% 83% 11 years 1,220 1,250 1,310 1,380 79% 80% 84% 82% 12 years 1,280 1,400 1,440 1,460 80% 80% 83% 83% 13 years 1,440 1,470 1,650 1,620 81% 80% 84% 83% 14 years 1,470 1,660 1,760 1,810 79% 79% 82% 81% 15 years 1,700 1,760 1,980 1,960 77% 78% 80% 78% 16 years 1,840 1,970 2,050 2,230 74% 75% 76% 78% 4.1.1 SDQ score is normal Total 5 to 16 years 7,170 7,560 8,210 8,640 53% 53% 53% 55% 5 years 300 310 370 390 63% 62% 62% 61% 6 years 330 350 390 410 60% 60% 60% 60% 7 years 380 390 430 480 60% 54% 57% 59% 8 years 460 430 530 520 56% 54% 56% 57% 9 years 480 540 540 630 52% 53% 54% 56% 10 years 610 610 690 650 54% 55% 56% 56% 11 years 660 670 700 780 54% 54% 53% 56% 12 years 680 750 810 780 53% 54% 56% 53% 13 years 780 720 840 920 54% 49% 51% 57% 14 years 720 860 850 930 49% 52% 48% 51% 15 years 850 890 1,000 990 50% 51% 51% 51% 16 years 930 1,040 1,070 1,160 51% 53% 52% 52% 4.1.2 SDQ score is borderline Total 5 to 16 years 1,650 1,740 1,940 1,960 12% 12% 13% 12% 5 years 60 60 90 80 12% 12% 15% 12% 6 years 60 70 80 90 11% 12% 13% 12% 7 years 70 90 90 90 11% 13% 12% 11% 8 years 100 100 120 110 13% 12% 12% 12% 9 years 120 130 120 120 12% 12% 12% 11% 10 years 120 110 140 120 11% 10% 12% 11% 11 years 150 150 140 160 12% 12% 11% 12% 12 years 170 180 150 170 13% 13% 11% 12% 13 years 160 180 210 200 11% 12% 13% 12% 14 years 190 190 250 240 13% 12% 14% 13% 15 years 230 230 280 290 13% 13% 14% 15% 16 years 240 260 280 300 13% 13% 14% 13% 4.1.3 SDQ score is a cause for concern Total 5 to 16 years 4,660 4,930 5,210 5,180 35% 35% 34% 33% 5 years 120 130 140 170 25% 26% 24% 27% 6 years 160 170 180 190 29% 28% 28% 28% 7 years 190 240 230 240 29% 34% 31% 29% 8 years 260 270 310 290 32% 34% 32% 31% 9 years 340 350 330 370 36% 35% 33% 33% 10 years 400 390 410 380 35% 35% 33% 33% 11 years 410 420 470 440 34% 34% 36% 32% 12 years 440 470 480 510 34% 34% 33% 35% 13 years 500 570 600 500 35% 39% 36% 31% 14 years 570 610 670 640 38% 37% 38% 35% 15 years 620 640 700 680 37% 36% 35% 35% 16 years 670 680 700 770 36% 34% 34% 35% 4.2 SDQ average score Total 5 to 16 years 13.4 13.3 13.3 13 z z z z 5 years 11.7 11.4 11.6 11.7 z z z z 6 years 12.3 12.3 12 12.2 z z z z 7 years 12.4 12.9 12.7 12.1 z z z z 8 years 13.1 13.1 13 12.6 z z z z 9 years 13.6 13.3 13.2 12.8 z z z z 10 years 13.2 13.3 13 12.9 z z z z 11 years 13.2 13 13.4 12.6 z z z z 12 years 13.4 13.1 13 13.4 z z z z 13 years 13.2 14.1 13.7 12.6 z z z z 14 years 13.9 13.6 14.1 13.4 z z z z 15 years 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.6 z z z z 16 years 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.3 z z z z Footnotes
- Figures include children who have been continuously looked after for at least 12 months as at 31 March and exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Age is as at 31 March.
- Average SDQ scores have been rounded to the nearest one decimal place. An SDQ score is required of all children aged 4-16 on the date of last assessment. Date of assessment is not collected so data in this table is restricted to children aged 5 to 16 years. A higher score indicates more emotional difficulties. 0-13 is considered normal, 14-16 is borderline cause for concern and 17-40 is cause for concern.
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