If the recent past is anything to go by, most of them will perform as well or better academically than their predecessors as pass rates continue to climb.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of looked-after children in England.
Having long recognised the difficulties these children face in fulfilling their academic potential, the Government has tried a range of measures, such as the introduction of personal education plans, to improve their educational achievements (Children Now, 26 May-1 June).
But you only need to take a look at recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (News, p8) to see that too many of society's most vulnerable children are still struggling to get the exam results they deserve. Last year, 43 per cent of looked-after children did not sit a single exam, compared to 42 per cent in 2002.
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