Appendix 4 - Headline Measures

Perth and Kinross Council · 16 September 2026
Back to Learning and Families Committee — 16 September 2026 and its agenda

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Appendix 4 – Headline Measures
The Appendix sets out the latest published data for measures identified in the Tayside Plan. Most
indicators are taken from the Local Government Benchmarking Framework, which is updated
throughout the year as data becomes available. Data can be reviewed at any time through this
link: https://www.improvementservice.org.uk/benchmarking/explore-the-data 
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Proportion of school leavers achieving 5 plus awards at SCQF
level 5 or higher (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-2025
Proportion of school leavers achieving 5 plus awards at SCQF
level 6 or higher (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Proportion of school leavers from SIMD Q1 achieving 5 plus
awards at SCQF level 5 or higher (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Proportion of school leavers from SIMD Q1 achieving 5 plus
awards at SCQF level 6 or higher (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
84%
86%
88%
90%
92%
2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
Proportion of school leavers achieving literacy and numeracy
at SCQF level 4 or above (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
Proportion of school leavers achieving literacy and numeracy
at SCQF level 5 or above (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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89%
90%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
97%
98%
2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
Proportion of pupils entering positive destinations after
leaving school (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Leavers' average total tarrif SIMD Quintile 1 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Leavers' average total tarrif SIMD Quintile 2 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Leavers' average total tarrif SIMD Quintile 3 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Leavers' average total tariff SIMD Quintile 4 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Leavers' average total tariff SIMD Quintile 5 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Proportion of pupils who stay on from S4-S5 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2019-2021 2020-2022 2021-2023 2022-2024 2023-25
Proportion of pupils who stay on from S4-S6 (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
91%
92%
93%
94%
2018-19 2020-21 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
School attendance rate, overall (%)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
89%
90%
91%
92%
93%
94%
95%
96%
2018-19 2020-21 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
School attendance rate, primary (%)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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83%
84%
85%
86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
91%
92%
2018-19 2020-21 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
School attendance rate, secondary (%)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Proportion of children with at least one developmental concern
recorded at 27-30 months Child Health Review (reduce)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland

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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2019-2020 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Proportion of children with no speech, language and
communication concerns identified at 27-30 months Child Health
Review (increase)
Angus Dundee Perth & Kinross Scotland