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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to require maintained schools and local authorities to set targets for pupils’ progress in achievement from the end of Key Stage 2 to GCSE qualifications.

Regulation 2 amends the targets which must be set by schools so that in each of English and mathematics, for those pupils who are taking GCSE examinations, a target is to be set for the percentage of those pupils to make an expected amount of progress. The expected amount of progress is defined as the GCSE grade to be achieved in relation to the level achieved in NC tests at the end of Key Stage 2.

Regulation 3 makes matching amendments to the regulations requiring local authorities to set targets for pupils at maintained schools in their area.