Local Children & Young People Indicator Toolkit

'Enjoying & Achieving' Indicators

Population Indicators

• Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in each of the scales in Personal Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy (NI 72)
• Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest  (NI 92)
• Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 (Threshold) (NI 73)
• Progression by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (NI 93)
• Progression by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (NI 94)
• Children in care reaching level 4 in English and Maths at Key Stage 2 (CT_21)
• Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stage 2 and 4 (NI 102) 
• Achievement of 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths (Threshold) (NI 75) 
• Children in care achieving 5 A*- C (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English or Maths) (NI 101) 
• Achievement of a level 3 qualification by age 19 (NI_80)
• Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 (NI_81)
• Secondary school persistent absence rate (NI 87) 
• Persistent absence (Primary) (CT_9) 
• Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education (NI 106) 
• Percentage of children and young people who enjoy their life/usually feel happy (CT_14) 

Performance Measures

• Number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 (NI 76)
• Number of schools where 30% or fewer of pupils achieve 5 or more A*- C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and Maths (NI 78)
• Rate of permanent exclusions from school (NI 114)