§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will investigate the effects on primary schools league tables resulting from children who have been registered for year 6 SATS being subsequently unable to sit them through(a) illness and (b) unauthorised absence. [65204]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 24 May 2002, Official Report, column 662W.
Nationally, in 2001, the percentage of pupils absent from the Key Stage 2 tests for each subject was:
Subject Percentage English 1 mathematics 1 science 2