HC Deb 13 May 2002 vol 385 cc493-4W
Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 14 year old(a) boys and (b) girls reached level 5 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in each of the past five years. [55418]

Mr. Timms

The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

1997 1998 1999 2000 20011
English
Boys 48 56 55 55 56
Girls 67 73 73 73 73
All 57 65 64 64 64
Mathematics
Boys 60 60 62 64 65
Girls 60 59 62 65 67
All 60 59 62 65 66

Specialist schools capital and recurrent allocations expressed as £ per pupil
1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
LEA Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev.
Barking and Dagenham 100 109 111 27 100 113
Barnet 105 30 95 109 109 23 103
Barnsley 118 72 121 123 123
Bath and north-east Somerset 110 50 85 20 106 116 20 111
Bedfordshire 77 47 96 107 56 84
Bexley 110 112 122 123 44 85
Birmingham 105 36 84 45 87 36 113 4 135
Blackburn and Darwen 70 151 91 127 130
Blackpool 100 48 92 116 112 29 94
Bolton 45 99 71 55 83 19 99 112
Bournemouth 100 75 83 68 97 110

1997 1998 1999 2000 20011
Science
Boys 61 57 55 61 66
Girls 60 55 55 58 66
All 60 56 55 59 66
12001 data are provisional.

Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of(a) boys and (b) girls reached level 4 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in each of the past five years. [55419]

Mr. Timms

The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

1997 1998 1999 2000 20011
English
Boys 57 57 65 70 70
Girls 70 73 76 79 80
All 63 65 71 75 75
Mathematics
Boys 63 59 69 72 71
Girls 61 58 69 71 70
All 62 59 69 72 71
Science
Boys 68 70 79 84 87
Girls 69 69 78 85 88
All 69 69 78 85 87
1 2001 data are provisional.

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