§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans her Department has to investigate claims that school league tables are misleading indicators of educational achievement; and if she will make a statement. [19880]
§ Mrs. GillanMy right hon. Friend consults each year on the indicators to be included in school performance tables. The School Curriculum and Assessment Authority has confirmed that key stage 2 data are appropriate for use in tables, and a large scale independent evaluation by the University of Bath reported general satisfaction with the 1995–96 testing arrangements.