Independent research into SCHs found that young people who are held there for between four and eight weeks attain a national curriculum points increase of 2.05 in English and mathematics, compared to the government expectation of 0.6 points increase.
Over an 18-month period it was calculated that, on average, young people achieved an increase of 8.96 points, compared to a government expectation of 5.4 points.
Meanwhile, the average reading age was found to increase from 11 to 12 during a young person's stay.
The findings come at a time when the government is looking to shake up the youth secure estate by introducing secure colleges, which will have a heavy focus on education.
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