18% of looked-after children with three or more placements during 2003/04 (13 per cent in England)
44% of young people leaving care with at least one GCSE at grade A*-G or a GNVQ in 2003/04 (49 per cent in England)
2,491 average gross weekly spend per looked-after child in a children's home in 2003/04 (2,048 in England)
Shannon Clarke, Wiltshire County Council's head of looked-after children, said the authority was determined to improve placement stability for children.
Last year it launched a crisis intervention service to support children living at home and in foster care.
"We are engaged in work on our commissioning strategy to address the high cost of children's residential placement," Clarke added.
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