Data available for looked-after children’s educational outcomes “paints an extremely bleak picture”, according to the committee’s report, Educational poverty: how children in residential care have been let down and what to do about it.
The inquiry found that 37 per cent of looked-after children reached the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics at Key Stage 2, compared with 65 per cent of non-looked-after children.
And just 7.2 per cent achieved the grade 5 pass threshold in English and mathematics GCSEs, compared to 40.1 per cent of non-looked-after children.
Young people in residential care told the cross-party MPs who are members of the committee, chaired by Robert Halfon MP, of the frequently changing schools, missed education, lack of support for special education needs, and the difficult transition from leaving care to living independently.
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