HC Deb 06 March 1998 vol 307 c806W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of all year 6(a) pupils, (b) boys and (c) girls attained (i) Level 2 or better, (ii) Level 3 or better, (iii) Level 4 or better and (iv) Level 5 or better in the Key Stage 2 English SAT test for (1) reading and (2) writing; and what was the national average level attained per pupil and by each gender in (A) 1996 and (B) 1997. [31854]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 27 February 1998]: The table shows the percentage of pupils assessed achieving (i) level 3 and above, (ii) level 4 and above, (iii) level 5 and above, and (iv) the average level attained in the reading and writing Key Stage 2 National Curriculum assessment tests by boys and girls in 1997.

Percentage
Writing Reading
Level Boy Girls All pupils Boys Girls All pupils
Level 3 and above 87 92 90 88 92 90
Level 4 and above 46 63 54 65 72 68
Level 5 and above 10 19 14 17 23 20
Average level 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6

Equivalent information is not available for 1996.