2,300

2,300 young people have chosen to stay with their foster families past the age of 18 after a change requiring councils to support children who stay on with their foster parents.

69%

In this year’s GCSE results, 69 per cent of results were A*-C, but there was a 0.1% drop in A* grades.

£400

The cost of sending a student back to school after the summer has been estimated at £400, including sports kit, uniform and all the equipment they have lost.

400,900

409,000 young people gained university places; a three per cent rise on last year.

255%

Increases in pocket money have outpaced increases in parents’ wages by 255 per cent since 1987.

1,360

1,360 young people became Christians during the four Soul Survivor festivals this summer.