He believes he is actually better than when he was at a mainstream school.
"When you're in a class of 30 you don't get much in the way of help, but here you get more personal attention because there are two tutors," explains Mark. "Now, if I've got any problems I can ring my tutor any time."
Like Mark, there are many young people in care who struggle to do well at school. According to the Social Exclusion Unit's 2003 document A Better Education for Children In Care, only eight per cent of young people in care achieve five or more A* to C grades at GCSE, compared with half of all young people. They also had poor results in key stage tests at age seven, 11 and 14.
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