National Indicators
There are 73 National Indicators to measure improvement in outcomes for children and young people. Brief descriptions are provided below and further information is available on the Communities and Local Government website.
National Indicator Number |
Description |
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NI 19 |
Rate of proven re-offending by young offenders - the number of offences committed per person by members of a cohort of young people (aged 10-17) during a 12 month tracking period |
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NI 43 |
Young people within the Youth Justice System receiving a conviction in court who are sentenced to custody – the percentage who receive a custodial sentence |
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NI 44 |
Ethnic composition of offenders on Youth Justice System disposals - the percentage point difference in the proportions of young people (aged 10-17) on youth justice interventions in each minority ethnic group against the proportion of that group in the local population |
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NI 45 |
Young offenders engagement in suitable education, training and employment - the percentage of young offenders (aged 10-17) who are engaged for 25 hours or more in suitable education, employment or training in the last working week of their intervention |
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NI 46 |
Young offenders access to suitable accommodation - the percentage of young offenders (aged 10-17) who are in suitable accommodation at the end of their intervention |
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NI 50 |
Emotional health of children - the percentage of children (in years 6, 8 and 10) who enjoy good relationships with their family and friends, as defined by their answers to questions in the annual Tellus survey |
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NI 51 (LAA) |
Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) services - score of service effectiveness based on self-assessment against four indicators. Each indicator can be rated between 1 (lowest) and 4 (highest) leading to an overall score of between 4 and 16 |
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NI 52 (a) |
Take up of school lunches - primary school |
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NI 52 (b) |
Take up of school lunches - secondary school |
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NI 53 |
Prevalence of breastfeeding at 6 – 8 weeks from birth |
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NI 54 Delayed to 2009/10 |
Services for disabled children - an assessment by parents of disabled children's general experience of services, to be measured by an annual survey |
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NI 55 |
Obesity in primary school age children in Reception |
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NI 56 (LAA) |
Obesity in primary school age children in Year 6 |
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NI 57 Delayed to 2009/10 |
Children and young people’s participation in high-quality physical education and sport - participation by young people aged 5-16 in at least two hours of high quality physical education each week. 16-19 year olds should be offered the opportunity to participate in three hours or more of sport |
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NI 58 |
Emotional and behavioural health of children in care - average value of the 'strengths and difficulties questionnaire' total difficulty scores for all children looked after for 12 months or more |
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NI 59 |
Percentage of initial assessments for children’s social care carried out within seven working days of referral |
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NI 60 |
Percentage of core assessments for children’s social care that were carried out within 35 working days of their commencement |
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NI 61 |
Timeliness of placements of children in care for adoption following an agency decision that the child should be placed for adoption |
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NI 62 (LAA) |
Stability of placements of looked after children: number of placements - the percentage of children in care with three or more placements during the year |
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NI 63 |
Stability of placements of children in care: length of placement - percentage of children in care for more than two and a half years living continuously in the same placement for at least two years |
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NI 64 |
Child protection plans lasting two years or more |
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NI 65 (LAA) |
Percentage of children becoming the subject of a child protection plan for a second or subsequent time |
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NI 66 |
Children in care cases which were reviewed within required timescales |
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NI 67 |
Percentage of child protection cases which were reviewed within required timescales |
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NI 68 |
Percentage of referrals to children’s social care going on to initial assessment |
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NI 69 |
Children who have experienced bullying - the percentage of children who have experienced bullying at least once in the past four weeks, based on responses to the annual TellUs survey carried out on year 6, 8 and 10 pupils |
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NI 70 |
Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children and young people (per 10,000 population aged 0-17) |
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NI 71 |
Children who have run away from home/care overnight - based on a self-evaluation of services for children who have run away. |
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NI 72 (DCSF LAA) |
Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least six in each of the scales in PSED, CLL |
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NI 73 (DCSF LAA) |
Achievement at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 |
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NI 75 (DCSF LAA) |
Achievement of five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths |
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NI 76 |
Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 65% of pupils achieve at level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 |
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NI 78 |
Reduction in number of schools where fewer than 30% of pupils achieve five or more A*-C grades at GCSE and equivalent including GCSEs in English and Maths |
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NI 79 (LAA) |
Achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 |
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NI 80 |
Achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 |
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NI 81 |
Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 3 qualification by the age of 19 |
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NI 82 |
Inequality gap in the achievement of a Level 2 qualification by the age of 19 |
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NI 84 |
Achievement of two or more A*-C grades in Science GCSEs or equivalent |
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NI 85 |
Post-16 participation in physical sciences (A-Level Physics, Chemistry and Maths) |
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NI 86 |
Secondary schools judged as having good or outstanding standards of behaviour |
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NI 87 (DCSF LAA) |
Secondary school persistent absence rate - the percentage of secondary pupils missing 20% or more of the school year |
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NI 88 |
Percentage of schools providing access to extended services |
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NI 89 |
Number of schools judged as requiring special measures and time taken to come out of the category. |
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NI 90 |
Take up of 14-19 diplomas - the number of active 'learner accounts' indicating participation on a diploma programme |
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NI 91 |
Participation of 17 year-olds in education or training |
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NI 92 (DCSF LAA) |
Narrowing the gap between the lowest achieving 20% in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and the rest |
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NI 93 (DCSF LAA) |
Progression by two levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 |
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NI 94 (DCSF LAA) |
Progression by two levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 |
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NI 99 (DCSF LAA) |
Children in care reaching level 4 in English at Key Stage 2 |
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NI 100 (DCSF LAA) |
Children in care reaching level 4 in Maths at Key Stage 2 |
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NI 101 (DCSF LAA) |
Children in care achieving five A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) at Key Stage 4 (including English and Maths) |
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NI 102 (LAA) |
Achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers achieving the expected level at Key Stages 2 and 4 |
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NI 103 |
Special Educational Needs (SEN) – statements issued within 26 weeks (including exception cases and excluding exception cases) |
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NI 104 |
The SEN/non-SEN gap – achieving Key Stage 2 English and Maths threshold |
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NI 105 |
The SEN/non-SEN gap – achieving five A*-C GCSE inc. English and Maths |
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NI 106 |
Young people from low income backgrounds progressing to higher education - the gap between the percentage of pupils who are eligible for free school meals at age 15 and those who are not eligible progressing to higher education at age 18-19 |
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NI 107 |
Key Stage 2 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups - percentage of pupils from each minority ethnic group containing 30 or more pupils who achieve level 4 or above in English and Maths at Key Stage 2 |
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NI 108 |
Key Stage 4 attainment for Black and minority ethnic groups - percentage of pupils from each minority ethnic group containing 30 or more pupils who achieve five GCSEs at A*-C including English and Maths |
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NI 109 |
Number of Sure Start Children's Centres as a percentage of the number required to each all under children under five |
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NI 110 |
Young people’s participation in positive activities - the percentage of pupils in year 10 responding 'yes' to the question 'in the last four weeks, have you participated in any activity led by an adult outside school lessons (such as sports, arts or a youth group?' in the annual TellUs survey |
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NI 111 (LAA) |
First time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10 – 17 |
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NI 112 (LAA) |
Under 18 conception rate - the change in the rate of under 18 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 as compared with the 1998 baseline rate |
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NI 113 |
Prevalence of Chlamydia in under 25 year olds - measured in two parts: the percentage of population aged 15-24 accepting a Chlamydia test and the number of positive diagnoses for Chlamydia in the resident population aged 15-24 |
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NI 114 |
Rate of permanent exclusions from school |
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NI 115 |
Substance misuse by young people - the percentage of young people reporting frequent misuse of drugs/volatile substances, alcohol or both in response to the questions in the annual TellUs survey of pupils in year 10 |
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NI 116 |
Proportion of children in poverty - the percentage of children under 16 living in households in receipt of our of work benefits. From 2009, this indicator will measure the number of children living in households whose income is below 60% of the national median |
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NI 117 (LAA) |
16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, training or employment (NEET) |
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NI 118 |
Take up of formal childcare by low-income working families |
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NI 126 |
Early access for women to maternity services - the percentage of women receiving services provided in the area who have seen a midwife or maternity healthcare professional, for health and social care assessment of needs, risks and choices by 12 completed weeks of pregnancy |
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NI 147 |
Care leavers in suitable accommodation - the percentage of people aged 19 who were formerly in care when aged 16 who are living in suitable accommodation |
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NI 148 (LAA) |
Care leavers in employment, education or training - the percentage of people aged 19 who were formerly in care when aged 16 who are in full or part time employment, education or training |
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NI 161 |
Number of Level 1 qualifications in literacy (including ESOL) achieved |
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NI 162 |
Number of Entry Level qualifications in numeracy |
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NI 199 |
Children and young people’s satisfaction with parks and play areas, as measured by the annual TellUs survey of pupils in years 6, 8 and 10. |