Key stage 2 attainment for children recorded as adopted from care
This analysis linked the 2014 school census to earlier primary-school assessment results in England. Children recorded as adopted or under special guardianship or residence orders had lower attainment than the comparison group, but higher attainment than children continuously looked after for at least twelve months.
Limitations: The main category combines adoption, special guardianship and residence orders. Identification depended on families telling schools; the report estimated that fewer than 60% of adopted children aged 4–15 were captured. Adoption status in 2014 may differ from status at the earlier assessment. These comparisons do not establish effects caused by adoption. The Department for Education produced and published this analysis of the education and care systems within its responsibilities.
- Research type
- Administrative data analysis
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / special guardianship / residence orders (combined)
Programme: Department for Education previously looked-after educational outcomes
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
The Department for Education produced and published this analysis of the education and care systems within its responsibilities.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: administrative data, data linkage, education
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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