Please note that LBOI indicators 3.1 and 3.2 have been discontinued and there will be no future updates.
As of October 2018, please refer to the pupil absence statistics published by the Department for Education for the following indicator:
LBOI Indicator 3.3 - Percentage of unauthorised half days missed from secondary / primary schools (P01091)
As of October 2018, please refer to the statistics on key stage 4 results, including GCSEs published by the Department for Education for the following indicator:
LBOI Indicator 3.4 - Percentage of 15 year olds in schools maintained by the Local Authorities gaining 5 or more GCSEs at A*-C (P01092)
The datasets can be accessed via the links in the 'Resource links' section.
Education plays a number of roles in influencing inequalities in health, if health is viewed in its widest sense. Firstly, it has an important role in influencing inequalities in socioeconomic position. Educational qualifications are a determinant of an individuals labour market position, which in turn influences income, housing and other material resources. These are related to health and health inequalities. As a consequence, education is a traditional route out of poverty for those living in disadvantage. The roles of education set out above imply a range of outcomes which are not readily measurable. However, inequality is observed when looking at educational achievement. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds, as measured by being in receipt of free school meals, have lower educational achievement than other children. This indicator relates to the Public Service Agreement (PSA) performance management framework 2008-2011, as follows:
• PSA Delivery Agreement 10 Indicator 2 Increase the proportion achieving Level 4 in both English and Maths at KS2 to 78% by 2011 (baseline 2007 of 71%);
• PSA Delivery Agreement 11 Indicator 2 Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at KS2 and KS4 (national target not specified, baseline 2006 of 24 percentage points at KS2 and 28 percentage points at KS4). The National Curriculum standards have been designed so that most pupils will progress approximately one level every two years. This means that by the end of KS2, pupils are expected to achieve level 4. Previously, target levels of attainment referred to English and Maths separately, however these are now being targeted together although statistics continue to be released by each subject separately.
For information on the definitions of what these indicators include, please see the relevant specification.