53% of looked-after children in year 11 achieved one GSCE at A* to G ora GNVQ in the 12 months to 30 September 2004 (56.1 per cent inEngland)
300 average gross weekly spend per looked-after child in fostercare in 2003/04 (349 in England)
2,957 average gross weekly spend per looked-after child in achildren's home in 2003/04 (2,048 in England)
Leicestershire County Council has received a three-star rating from theCommission for Social Care Inspection for the past three years.
It has consistently served most children well and its capacity forimprovement in children's social services is rated as excellent.
Source: Department for Education and Skills and Commission for SocialCare Inspection.
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