Table 2.
Educational achievement at Key Stage 4 and SEN provision, comparing controls to those with DCD.
| Control (max. n = 5425) | DCD (max. n = 284) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of GCSEs graded A*-C achieved: median (IQR)a | Whole group | 7 (4–9) n = 5425 | 2 (0–8) n = 284 | z = 10.50, p < 0.001b |
| Female | 8 (5–9) n = 2749 | 3 (0–8) n = 109 | z = 6.45, p < 0.001b | |
| Male | 7 (3–9) n = 2676 | 2 (0–7) n = 175 | z = 7.73, p < 0.001b | |
| Proportion of adolescents achieving 5 or more GCSEs graded A*-C: n (%)a | Whole group | 3822 (71) n = 5425 | 111 (39) n = 284 | z = 11.41, p < 0.001c |
| Female | 2079 (76) n = 2749 | 50 (46) n = 109 | z = 7.08, p < 0.001c | |
| Male | 1743 (65) n = 2676 | 61 (35) n = 175 | z = 7.97, p < 0.001c | |
| Special Educational Needs Provision – n (%) | ||||
| No special provision at any point | 4270 (83) n = 5165 | 100 (37) n = 273 | z = 18.77, p < 0.001c | |
| SEN provision only in primary school | 372 (7) | 42 (15) | z = −4.92, p < 0.001c | |
| SEN provision in only secondary school | 166 (3) | 25 (9) | z = −5.41, p < 0.001c | |
| SEN provision in both primary and secondary school | 357 (7) | 106 (39) | z = −18.37, p < 0.001c | |
a
Educational achievement outcomes have been presented for the groups as a whole and also stratified by gender.
b
Mann-Whitney U test.
c
Two-sample test ofproportions. IQR – Inter-quartile range.