HC Deb 29 January 1997 vol 289 c257W
22. Mr. Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of children gained level 4 in the national curriculum tests in mathematics in 1996. [11749]

Mrs. Gillan

Fifty-four per cent. of 11-year-olds achieved level 4 or above in the 1996 national curriculum mathematics tests. This represented a 10 percentage point increase from 1995.