Kevan Jones (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Veterans), Ministry of Defence; North Durham, Labour)

The chief executive of Service Children's Education has been set the following key targets for 2009-10:

Key Target 1—Foundation Stage

56 per cent. of children to achieve at least 78 points in the EYFS profile with at least a score of six in each of the scales in personal, social and emotional development and communication, language and literacy.

Key Target 2—Key Stage 1

89 per cent. of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in reading.

87 per cent. of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in writing.

95 per cent. of pupils to achieve at least a level 2c+ in mathematics.

Percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in reading should match or exceed the national average.

Percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in writing should match or exceed the national average.

Percentage of pupils achieving a level 3+ in mathematics should match or exceed the national average.

Key Target 3—Key Stage 2

The percentage of pupils achieving a level 4 in both English and mathematics should match or exceed the national average.

The percentage of pupils achieving a level 5+ in English should match or exceed the national average.

The percentage of pupils achieving a level 5+ in mathematics should match or exceed the national average.

The percentage of pupils achieving 2 levels of progress in English between KS1 and KS2 should match or exceed the national average.

The percentage of pupils achieving 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS1 and KS2 should match or exceed the national average.

Key Target 4—Key Stage 3

76 per cent. of pupils to achieve level 5 or above in both English and mathematics.

82 per cent. of pupils to achieve level 5 or above in science.

34 per cent. of pupils to achieve at least 2 levels of progress in English between KS2 and KS3.

70 per cent. of pupils to achieve at least 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS2 and KS3.

Key Target 5—Key Stage 4

54 per cent. of pupils to achieve 5 or more A* - C including English and mathematics in GCSE and equivalent examinations (SCE to base figures on three-year moving average).

69 per cent. of pupils to progress by 2 levels in English between KS3 and KS4.

34 per cent. of pupils to achieve 2 levels of progress in mathematics between KS3 and KS4.

Key Target 6—Key Stage 5

72 per cent. of entries achieve grades A-C at A level.

Key Target 7

To achieve an overall parental customer satisfaction rating of at least 85 per cent. in the 2009-10 parental survey.