The School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) Regulations 2011

Performance targets for pupils in the third key stage

4.—(1) This regulation applies to every school where education is provided which is suitable to the requirements of pupils in the third key stage.

(2) The governing body of a school to which this regulation applies must, by no later than 31 December in every school year, set and submit to the local authority the targets specified in paragraph (3) for each of the achievements specified in paragraph (4) in connection with the performance in teacher assessments of pupils who will be in the final year of the third key stage when those assessments are carried out.

(3) The targets referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) final targets in connection with the performance of the relevant group of third key stage pupils in teacher assessments to be carried out at or near the end of the current school year, being the reviewed targets set in the previous school year;

(b) reviewed targets in teacher assessments to be carried out at or near the end of the following school year, being the provisional targets set in the previous school year but revised if the governing body deem it necessary to do so; and

(c) provisional targets in teacher assessments to be carried out at or near the end of the school year next but one.

(4) The achievements referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) the percentage of pupils to achieve level 5 or above for each of the core subjects; and

(b) the three achievements set by the governing body based on its evaluation of the performance of pupils at the school in teacher assessments as set out in the data set for that school in relation to the previous school year.

(5) In paragraph (3)(a) “the relevant group of third key stage pupils”, in relation to a school and to any school year means all persons who the governing body anticipate will, in the following school year—

(a) be registered pupils at that school; and

(b) be in the final year of the third key stage.

(6) Where the local authority is not satisfied with any target submitted by a governing body under paragraph (2), it must within 3 working days of receipt of the targets from the governing body give notice to the governing body of that fact and the governing body must submit a revised target within 21 working days of receipt of such a notice.

(7) Where the local authority is not satisfied with a revised target submitted under paragraph (6) it must set the target.