No females aged under 18 in HM Prison Service Young Offender Institutions achieved a GCSE at grade A* to C while in custody in the 2007/08 academic year.
The data above refer only to achievements that were secured by young females who took the examination while they were in custody. Those who were released before the examination date may have continued study and taken examinations in the community.
Some young people in young offender institutions are still registered at schools and colleges in the community and therefore any GCSEs that they achieve while in custody will be reflected in the achievement figures of their respective school or college.
The female population aged under 18 in HM Prison Service Young Offender Institutions was on average 65 females under 18 in custody in 2006/07 and an average of 65 in 2007/08.
HM Prison Service Young Offender Institutions make up part of the custodial estate for under-18s and achievements of GCSEs in secure children's homes, secure training centres, or private prisons are not recorded centrally.