70% of looked-after children achieved at least one GCSE at grade A* to G at 30 September 2007(63.7 per cent in England)
87% of looked-after children had their teeth checked by a dentist at 30 September 2007 (85.8 per cent in England)
87% of looked-after children had an annual health assessment at 30 September 2007 (84.4 per cent in England)
In November 2007 Ofsted said: "Adoption rates for looked-after children are above average, although the speed of those placed within 12 months is just below average."
Source: Ofsted and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
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