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Armed Forces: Service Children's Education

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary and Minister for Veterans (Mr Kevan Jones) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The chief executive of Service Children's Education has been set the following key targets for 2009-10. Key Target 1—Foundation Stage 56 per cent of children to achieve at least 78 points in the EYFS profile with at least a score of six in each of the scales in personal, social and emotional development and communication, language and literacy. Key Target 2—Key Stage 1 89 per cent of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in reading; 87 per cent of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in writing; 95 per cent of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in mathematics; percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in reading should match or exceed the national average; percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in writing should match or exceed the national average; and percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in mathematics should match or exceed the national average. Key Target 3—Key Stage 2 the percentage of pupils achieving a level 4 in both English and mathematics should match or exceed the national average; the percentage of pupils achieving a level 5+ in English should match or exceed the national average; the percentage of pupils achieving a level 5+ in mathematics should match or exceed the national average; the percentage of pupils achieving 2 levels of progress in English between KS1 and KS2 should match or exceed the national average; and the percentage of pupils achieving 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS1 and KS2 should match or exceed the national average. Key Target 4—Key Stage 3 76 per cent of pupils to achieve level 5 or above in both English and mathematics; 82 per cent of pupils to achieve level 5 or above in science; 34 per cent of pupils to achieve at least 2 levels of progress in English between KS2 and KS3; and 70 per cent of pupils to achieve at least 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS2 and KS3. Key Target 5—Key Stage 4 54 per cent of pupils to achieve 5 or more A* - C including English and mathematics in GCSE and equivalent examinations (SCE to base figures on 3 year moving average); 69 per cent of pupils to progress by 2 levels in English between KS3 and KS4; and 34 per cent of pupils to achieve 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS3 and KS4. Key Target 6—Key Stage 5 72 per cent of entries achieve grades A-C at A level. Key Target 7 To achieve an overall parental customer satisfaction rating of at least 85 per cent in the 2009-10 parental survey.